Grows wild in damp places such as riverbanks and close to bogs. Height up to approx. 20 m. The greyish-brown scaly bark flakes off from old specimens in long plates. Young shoots are slightly hairy, later becoming bare and smooth. They are reddish-brown and have many lenticels. The leaves are 10 - 20 cm long and 4 - 10 cm wide. The upper part, approx. two-thirds of the length, has shallow lobes. The upper side is glossy green, the underside a remarkable greyish-green to greyish-white and covered in velvety hairs. If the autumn is warm and sunny the leaves turn orange-red. The acorns are one-fifth to one-third enclosed in a semi-circular cupule covered in small scales. Q. bicolor produces a great many epicormic branches that die off after a year and hang as dead wood in the tree for a long time.
Our trees can only be planted when they don't have any leaves. Due to the this we will start delivering again from November 2024.
obovate, shallow lobes, green, underside grey, 10 - 20 cm
Autumn colour
yellow, orange, red
Flowers
gold coloured ♂ catkins, 7 -10 cm long, May
Fruits
elongated acorns, 2 - 3 cm, usually in pairs
Spines/thorns
None
Toxicity
usually not toxic to people, (large) pets and livestock
Soil type
acid, moist soils, roots deeply
Soil moisture
suitable for wet soil
Paving
tolerates no paving
Winter hardiness zone
4 (-34,4 to -28,9 °C)
Wind resistance
good
Other resistances
resistant to frost (WH 1 - 6), can withstand wind, resistant to de-icing salt
Application
avenues and broad streets, industrial areas
Shape
clearstem tree, multi-stem treem
Origin
north-eastern part of North America
Clear stem treeMulti-stem treeacid soilcalcareous soilloamy soilsandy soiltolerates no pavingresistant to de-icing saltresistant to frost (WH 1 - 6)suitable for wet soilcan withstand windbroad ovoid1st size , taller than 12 metreshalf-open crowngreenyellowaverage growingall speciesAttractive autumn colournon-toxic (usually)
Frequently asked questions
Quercus bicolor
Quercus bicolor can eventually reach a height of 14 - 20 m, depending on the site and climate conditions.
Quercus bicolor is average growing and can eventually reach a height of 14 - 20 m, depending on the site and climate conditions.
The leaves of Quercus bicolor turn yellow, orange, red in autumn.
The right time to plant Quercus bicolor is during the dormancy period. In Western Europe, Quercus bicolor with root balls can generally be planted from mid-November to late April, although this depends strongly on the climatic conditions and the species of tree.
Clear stem tree
Multi-stem tree
acid soil
calcareous soil
loamy soil
sandy soil
tolerates no paving
resistant to de-icing salt
resistant to frost (WH 1 - 6)
suitable for wet soil
can withstand wind
broad ovoid
1st size , taller than 12 metres
half-open crown
green
yellow
average growing
all species
Attractive autumn colour
non-toxic (usually)
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