Scientific Name:
Quercus
x
warei
'Long'
Pronunciation:
KWURK-us ex WAR-ee-eye
Common Name:
Regal Prince oak
Family Name:
Fagaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Upright habit, fastigiate; leaves elliptic before maturing mostly obovate, 10-16cm long x 6-9cm wide, lobes more shallow but similar to Garry oak, dark green on top and whitish on the underside. Winter ID: fastigiate shape; twigs grooved, grey-brown, buds ovoid, about 2mm long; leaf scars half-round with about 6 scattered bundle scars
Habit:
Stiffly upright, Twiggy
Form:
Columnar, Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
10 - 15m
Mature Spread:
5 - 7m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden origin (Q. robur 'Fastigiata' X Q. bicolor)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low, Summer dry
Landscape Uses:
Hedge row, Screening, Shade tree, Small garden/space, Specimen plant, Street (boulevard tree), Summer interest, Tall background
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green, Silver / Grayish
Colour in Fall:
Yellow, Brown
Shapes:
Elliptic, Obovate
Apices:
Acute, Rounded
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Pinnately lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Catkin (ament)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Number Of Petals:
0
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Green-yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr
Fruit Type:
Nut
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid, Striate scales
Leaf Scar Shape:
Half-round
Organ Modifications:
Ectomycorrhizae
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (BHW) Boulevard by Hwy. 10 Westend
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLN) Turf Field Lab North