Cork oak
Quercus suber
In Dutch: Kurkeik
TreesCollection: Ornamental plants and Mediterranean
Size and growth
- Mature height
- 12 m
- Mature spread
- 5 m
- Height as sold
- about 60–100 cm
- Full grown after
- 20–30 years
Position and care
- Position
- sun / partial shade
- Water needs
- low
- Evergreen
- yes, keeps its leaves
- Flower colour
- yellow
- Climbs
- no
- Winter-hardy
- moderately — plant sheltered
- Bees & butterflies
- no
- Hay fever
- moderately allergenic, April to May
- Poisonous
- no, as far as known
- Pricks or stings
- no
- Maintenance
- low
Through the year
- Leaf
- all year
- Flower
- April to May
- Fruit
- no noticeable fruit