Quercus robur

Common name: English oak, pedunculate oak

Useful cultivars and selections: 

USDA hardiness zone: 5

Mature height and spread: 8-15 m tall by 7-10 m wide

Form:  pyramidal, upright, rounded, spreading branches

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement: alternate

Fall colour: poor colour – yellow-brown

Flower/cone/fruit descriptions: acorns borne on long stalks

Limitations: fast growing- almost weedy here, boring

Suitable uses: specimen or shade tree, look good with age

ID description: brown buds, not hairy, rounded lobed leaves

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