dwarf pin oak "SWAMP PYGMY"
Quercus palustris
"SWAMP PYGMY"
dwarf pin oak
USUAL HEIGHT and WIDTH
1.5-3m x 1-2m
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LEAVES deciduous broadleaf |
SIZE/TYPE medium-sized shrub |
COLOUR OF LEAVES
 green
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BLOOMING TIME
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LOCATION full to partial sun |
FLOWERS insignificant or non-blooming |
USDA zone (lowest)
4 (down to -34°C)
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COLOUR OF FLOWERS
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WINTER PROTECTION
for zone 5+6

for zone 7

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Belongs to categories
Deciduous broadleaf
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GLOSSARY
- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
- DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
- EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
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DESCRIPTION
This pin oak has a great name, so true to what it really is = a slow growing dwarf suitable for even the smallest of gardens where it can easily be used as an attractive specimen. It has extremely deeply lobed leaves, 15-17 long, that are deep green and glossy during the season. Its main feature are the autumn colours which begin with vivid red and purple, later changing to golden yellow and orange. Usual height is about 2m, if grafted on a half- or mini-standard count on about 3m in 20 years. It lives in any well-drained garden soil and partially tolerates lime. Fully hardy.
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