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Re: Cork oak - Quercus suber

Lets remember...Tall trees do like being planted under power lines.

Tim Dutton wrote:

> 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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