Main features

Height

30 to 35 m 

Width

15 to 25 m 

Flowering Time

May

Light/shadow demands

Light shade, no direct sunlight, Sun

pH-Value

acidic, slightly alkaline, neutral, alkaline, slightly acidic

Soil

loamy, flood, tolerant of salt, all substrates

Characteristics

Habit

Large tree, 30-35 (40) m tall and 15-25 m wide, initially conical, then with asymmetrical and loosely round crown; main stem usually short; branches diagonally rising; twigs asymmetrical, lilting in the lower crown region; initially slow-growing, the first five years ca. 20 cm, later 30-40 cm a year

Crown

Rund, broad conical, loose crown, irregular rund, broad conical, loose crown, irregular

Leaves

Obovate to elliptical, late shoots; medium green; autumn colours golden green or yellow-brown, foliage partially through winter

Roots

Deep to cordate, sensitive to sinking ground water

Demands

Sun to light shade; likes warmth, frost hardy, good for urban areas; wind resistant

Soil

Dry to moist, not demanding, robust; on all nutritious substrates; moderately tolerant of salt

Note

Takes well to cutting

Hardiness Zone

Zone 5a

Bee pasture / nectar

Yes

Synonyms

Q. pedunculata