Cork oak.

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Pflegestufe

Mittel

Pflanzenart

Evergreen tree

Licht

Full sun

Licht im Innenraum

Direkte Sonne

Gießen

Alle 7 bis 14 Tage

Endgröße

20 to 30 meters

Wachstum

Langsam

Winterhärte

USDA 7 bis 10

Blütezeit

Mid to late spring

Pflege

Plant this tree in a spot with plenty of sun and well draining soil. Keep an eye out for signs of root rot if the soil stays wet for too long. It is quite drought tolerant once it gets established in your yard.

Gießen

Water deeply but infrequently once the tree is established.

Düngen

Apply a balanced fertilizer in early spring to support healthy growth.

Schneiden

Remove dead or crossing branches during the dormant winter season.

Umtopfen

Repot only if the tree is kept in a container and shows signs of being root bound.

Boden

Sandy, acidic, well drained soil

Boden-pH

Acidic to neutral

Temperatur

-10 bis 40°C

Luftfeuchtigkeit

40 bis 70%

Sicherheit

Menschen

The plant is generally non-toxic, but the high tannin content in acorns can cause digestive upset if ingested.

Kinder

Acorns pose a choking hazard to small children if swallowed.

Kontaktallergene

The leaves and bark are not known to cause contact dermatitis.

Allergene in der Luft

The pollen is a significant airborne allergen during the spring flowering season.

Essbarkeit

Acorns are not for human consumption without extensive leaching to remove tannins.

So erkennst du die Pflanze

• Thick, deeply fissured corky bark
• Evergreen, leathery, oval shaped leaves
• Small, brown, oval shaped acorns
• Toothed or wavy leaf margins

Höhe

10 bis 20m

Breite

8 bis 15m

Blätter

dark green, grayish green, evergreen

Blüten

yellowish green, 0,5 bis 1cm

Früchte

brown, Autumn

Häufige Probleme

• Phytophthora root rot — A soil-borne pathogen that causes root decay and tree decline.
• Oak borer — Larvae tunnel into the wood, weakening the structural integrity of the trunk.

Standort und Pflege

Vermehrung

seed

Pflanzzeit

autumn, spring

Plant drought-tolerant Mediterranean shrubs beneath the canopy to mimic the natural understory of cork oak forests.

Gute Pflanzpartner

• Cistus — These shrubs thrive in similar dry, Mediterranean conditions.
• Lavendel — They share a preference for full sun and well-drained soil.

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• Quercus ilex — It is a closely related evergreen oak with similar environmental requirements.

Botanisches

Familie

Fagaceae

Gattung

Quercus

Ordnung

Fagales

Klasse

Magnoliopsida

Ursprüngliche Heimat

Southwest Europe and Northwest Africa.

Artenschutz

This species is protected in parts of its native range due to the ecological importance of cork oak forests.

It is a fire-adapted species that thrives in Mediterranean climates with dry summers and mild, wet winters.

Nutzen für Wildtiere

provides shelter, food source for birds and mammals

Bestäuber

Bienen, Käfer

Verwendung

cork production, ornamental shade tree, wildlife habitat

Taxonomie abgeglichen mit GBIF.

Häufige Fragen

How often can you harvest the bark?

The bark is typically harvested every nine to twelve years.

Does it need full sun?

Yes, it thrives best in full sun with well-draining soil.

Woher der Name kommt

The specific epithet suber is the Latin word for the cork oak itself.

Gut zu wissen

• Cork oak trees can live for over two hundred years.
• The bark is fire-resistant, helping the tree survive wildfires.
• Portugal is the world's leading producer of cork from this species.
• The tree does not reach maturity for cork harvesting until it is about twenty-five years old.