Scientific name: Quercus robur
Common name: English oak
Family name: Fagaceae
Useful cultivars and selections: sky rocket (narrow)
USDA hardiness zone: 5
Mature height and spread: over 30m tall, 15-25m wide
Form: round, irregular
Water use: moderate
Soil requirements: well-drained
Leaf arrangement: simple. Alternate.
Fall colour: brown, not great
Flower/cone/fruit description: insignificant flower; catkin. Brown nut.
Limitations: large tree and looks un-kept and awkward when young. Anthraxnose and powderly mildew.
Suitable uses: screening. Adapatable. Good park tree.
Quick ID: dec. tree. Simple. Alternate. Lobed. Leaf blade very narrow at petiole. Clustered buds on tips. Brown nut (capsule 50% of nut size). Europe. Shallow/rounded lobed (like Frainetto). Short petioles.