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Tree Walk – Cutleaf English Oak

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Tree Walk – Cutleaf English Oak 2022-11-15T06:56:46+00:00

Cutleaf English Oak (Quercus robur ‘Filicifolia’)

Identifying Features

Plant Family: Fagaceae

Leaf: deciduous, alternate and simple with deeply cut sinuses

Twig and Bud: twigs stout and gray, bud rounded and brown

Flower, Fruit and Seed: acorns around 1 inch long on 1-3 inch stalks

Bark: gray and furrowed

Shape and Mature Height: irregular growth habit, height to 50 feet

Garden Value and Considerations

English oak is native to Europe, northern Africa and western Asia.  English oaks are typically broadly rounded trees with short trunks.  This cutleaf variety is notable for its fern-like leaves.

Notes

It may take an English oak 25-30 years to produce a first crop of acorns.