cork oak

Also known as: cork tree

A slow-growing evergreen tree grown for its bark - this is the origin of cork - which develops into a craggy, fissured grey of great character. If some bark was to be harvested, it is brick red beneath until new bark forms.The leaves are dark glossy green above, pale and felty below. The acorns are long and slender, with less than a third held in a shaggy cup

Scientific classification

Species: cork oak (Quercus suber)
Genus: Quercus
Family: Fagaceae

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Toxicity: Trees
Plant type: Higher than 12 metres
Height: wider than 8 metres
Spread: Evergreen
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Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of cork oak

Distribution map

Western Mediterranean

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of cork oak

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cork oak care guide

Deep watering during dry spells, allowing slight surface drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Deep watering during dry spells, allowing slight surface drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced shrub or tree feed once each early spring

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.