General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Tree
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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| Water Preferences: |
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
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| Soil pH Preferences: |
Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
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| Maximum recommended zone: |
Zone 10a
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| Plant Height: |
50 feet (15 m) |
| Leaves: |
Evergreen
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| Fruiting Time: |
Fall
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| Flowers: |
Inconspicuous
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| Flower Color: |
Yellow
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| Bloom Size: |
Under 1"
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| Flower Time: |
Spring
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| Underground structures: |
Taproot
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| Suitable Locations: |
Xeriscapic
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| Uses: |
Provides winter interest
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| Dynamic Accumulator: |
K (Potassium)
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| Pollinators: |
Wind
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| Miscellaneous: |
Tolerates poor soil
Dioecious
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Posted by
Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on Jul 19, 2018 12:02 PM concerning plant:
Mediterranean native tree whose bark is used to make corks for bottles, as well as for other uses like mats, etc. The bark is rough and fissured and very distinctive looking.
Cork is a renewable resource. The trees are not killed when the bark is harvested, and in fact just grow more. This is considered a soil forming species and it may provide an important ecological niche for animals across its range in southern Europe and northern Africa.
Half of the cork produced in the world comes from Portugal, where cutting down cork oaks is generally prohibited except for forest management.
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| AndreA33 |
On November 17, 2016 |
Seeds sown
16 acorns sown in potting mix (sand-peat moss-clay) |
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