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Turkey Oak is a large deciduous tree and one of the fastest growing oaks. It thrives on chalky soils and near the sea. The leaves are coarsely toothed and slightly rough to the touch and the acorns are bristly/hairy, looking like bad-hair-day hedgehogs. Mature trees have fissured and plated bark.
cup pic courtesy of Javier martin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
leaf and acorn Javier Martin, Public Domain
Not for forestry purposes.
Quercus cerris
Common name: Turkey Oak.
Native: Southern Europe and Asia Minor.
Provenance: Unknown
Size and spread (10 years): 11m x 5m
Treatment required: Not dormant.
Germinal seeds / kg: 170
Ideal sowing period: Autumn or Spring.
Soil conditions: Most soils.
Planting instructions:
Mature height: 35m x 25m
Illegal to plant or otherwise cause to grow in the wild (DEFRA/ Natural England Environmental Protection Act)
| Weight | 300.00 g |
|---|---|
| Genus | Quercus |
| Size | Mini Seed Pack (approx 10 seeds), Seed Pack (approx 40 seeds) |
| Family | Fagaceae |
| Hardiness | Hardy |
| Life Cycle | tree |
| Evergreen | deciduous |
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