The wood of the pedunculate oak is used in furniture construction and as construction timber. Native to Europe. Can also be used for individual stands, afforestation and as a street tree. Hard and industry-proof, drought-resistant, road salt-proof, tolerates urban climates.
Location
The English oak is undemanding, grows on clay soils, even on light, dry soils, and avoids high groundwater such as waterlogging
Characteristics
- Height: 40 m high
- Crown: high domed crown
- Trunk: diameter up to 100cm
- Roots: deep roots, in old age cardiac lower root system
- Blossom / fruit: single-sexed, yellow-green blossom, May-June blossom, fruits in several acorns, long stems up to 5-12 cm, acorns enclosed by a third of the cup.
- Leaves / needles
- Alternately 8-12 cm long, yellowish to brown in autumn, the leaves often stick to younger trees for a long time
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Quercus robur
English oak
| 817 01 | Lower Saxony coastal area Reihnisch-Westphalian Bay |
| 817 02 | Baltic Sea coastal area |
| 817 03 | Heide and Altmark |
| 817 04 | East German lowlands |
| 817 05 | Middle German low and Hill country |
| 817 06 | West German mountainous region |
| 817 07 | Upper Rhine Graben |
| 817 08 | Southeast German Hill and mountainous country |
| 817 09 | South German hill and Mountains and Alps |