The cultivar, 'Fastigiata,' or Upright English Oak is commonly used in the landscape because of its columnar habit.īark: Winter Bloom: Spring Foliage: Spring, Summer, and Fall Fruits: Fall, after tree age is 25 to 30 years old It's an excellent specimen or shade tree for large lawns, parks, and public areas. It may take 20 to 30 years for the English Oak tree to bear its first acorns.Įnglish oak is considered to be a low-maintenance tree with few problems. The English Oak has shorter petioles and small auricular lobes at the base of the leaf. The stalks on the acorns are thin and longer than the White Oak. The leaves of the English Oak closely resemble the White Oak. This tree is susceptible to powdery mildew in humid climates. It will adapt to a wide range of soil types and conditions.
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This tree prefers moist, well-drained, loam soils, and full sun. The specific epithet, robur, is Latin and means "robust' and references the strength and hardwood of this tree.
The genus name, Quercus, is the Latin name for oak trees. It may be found along roadsides, pastures, edges of forests, and woodlands. It is thought to be potentially invasive in some natural areas of the United State, but reportedly actual naturalization is rare. It is now found in the eastern and northwestern United States and southeastern and southwestern Canada. The English Oak is native to woodland areas from the British Isles to the Caucasus. It was brought to North America in the 1600s from Europe and has been an important lumber tree for furniture and shipbuilding. The cup or cap covers about 1/4 to 1/3 of the acorn.
The fruits are oval, 1-inch-long acorns that appear on a long stalk. The distinguishing feature of the leaf is the small auricular or "ear-like lobes" at the leaf base. They have 3 to 7 pairs of deeply rounded lobes. The leaves are alternate, dark green, small, and measure only 3 to 5 inches long. The flowers are separate male and female catkins that emerge in the spring as the leaves appear. The trunk of the tree is short, rounded, and sturdy, and the bark is grayish-brown to black and deeply fissured. This tree has a broad-spreading, rounded crown, and grows 40 to 70 feet tall and equally as wide. See below DescriptionĮnglish Oak is a large, broadleaf deciduous tree that is a member of the white oak group. Phonetic Spelling KWER-kus ROH-bur This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
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