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trefle.io · Taken Oct 28, 2020 by Alima Raslan (cc-by-sa)
Fagaceae
Turkey oak
Quercus cerris
Also known as Quercus cerris var. tournefortii, Quercus cerris f. lancifolia, Cerris austriaca, Quercus cerris var. austriaca
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Oak · Deciduous · Shade Tree · Wildlife Tree · Large Tree · European Oak · Acorn · Landscape · Low Maintenance · Quercus
Turkey oak is a robust, fast-establishing deciduous tree that thrives in full sun to partial shade and tolerates a wide range of well-drained soils. Water young trees regularly during their first two seasons, then reduce irrigation as the tree becomes established. Minimal pruning is needed; simply remove dead or crossing branches in late winter.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Deep soak at the root zone; allow soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 10-14 days when young; established trees are largely self-sufficient
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 25 ft – 75 ft
- Spacing
- 480 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, New York, New Zealand South, Poland, Romania, Sicilia, Switzerland
- Attracts
- Birds, Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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