laurel oak

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A semi-evergreen to deciduous, spreading tree with a rounded crown and fissured bark. Glossy, oblong to ovate leaves up to 10cm long are entire or sometimes shallowly three-lobed and may be bronze-tinged when young. Leaves may be retained throughout the winter in milder climates. Acorns are rounded and borne in shallow cups

Scientific classification

Species: laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia)
Genus: Quercus
Family: Fagaceae

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

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Culture

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Quick identification of laurel oak

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laurel oak care guide

Deep root irrigation, allow topsoil slight dry before watering
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Deep root irrigation, allow topsoil slight dry before watering

Fertilizing

Slow release hardwood tree fertilizer applied 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.