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Cork oak - Quercus suber

I have a small Quercus suber plant that has been donated to me, and I am 
wondering where to plant it. The only book I have that mentions it, says it 
grows to about 20m tall by 15m wide - pretty big. The question is, how long 
does it take to get this size, or to put it another way, how big could I 
expect the tree to be in 20 years?

I assume this is a Mediterranean region plant, but my book does not even 
tell me that. I know I saw these oaks growing in Portugal once when I was a 
small boy, and was intrigued that the cork was harvested from them without 
killing the trees. Any information about its likes and dislikes, frost 
tolerance, etc. will be gratefully received.

Tim Dutton
"Raindrops", Main Road North, Kaitoke, Upper Hutt, New Zealand
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