Japanese Emperor Oak

There is a fine, 20 ft tall specimen of quercus dentata at Peckerwood Gardens, a private garden in Hempstead TX. I plan to push the env...Read Moreelope and plant one in shady spot of my z9 a garden to see how it goes.

Finally got one on early 2018. It is a very young plant and a slow grower. I will keep it potted for a couple of years. Crossing fingers..

UPDATE MAY 2019: dead. Rootstock was alive but grafted material oh so dead. May try again if I can find one. I did not keep potted as I initially intended; may have been too delicate to be planted directly I ground.

The Japanese Emperor oak is a fine slower growing large leaved oak for the home landscape. It will remind one of the bur oak, with its r...Read Moreough bark and obovate leaves. The fall color can range amongst reds, oranges, yellows, and purples.

One will never confuse it with any other oak once one sees the acorns and the unique caps. The acorns are rather petite, but the package they come in is unforgettable. The frilly lustrous burnished copper colored caps are unmatched in all the oaks I have experience growing in the eastern US.

This tree has marcescent foliage, so it can serve a functional use to aid winter screening. There are seven fine individuals growing in the lawn of the Kirwan-Blanding residential community on the University of KY campus.