Water Oak

Raintree

About Water Oak and Raintree

Water Oak

Raintree

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Shrub

Origin

Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa

Brazil

Types

Quercus nigra, Quercus laurifolia

Number of Varieties

825

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-99-11

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

9-7

12-8

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm240.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm300.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Green

White, Purple, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Chocolate, Black

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Bronze

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblong or Lanceolate

Lance shaped

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Pollution

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Tip cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

High

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

fertilize in fall, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

Apply 10-10-10 amount, Apply N-P-K, Water soluble fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Moth

Aphids, Mealybugs, Red spider mite, Yellow Leaves

Plant Tolerance

Pollution, Shade areas

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds

Butterflies

Allergy

sneezing, Vomiting, Watery eyes

Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Skin Problems

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Digestive, Skin irritation

anti-inflammatory, Antipyretic, Antirheumatic, cathartic, Diuretic, Emetic

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Wood

Flowers

Other Uses

Charcoal, Used as firewood, Used for its medicinal properties, Wood is used fore making tools

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping, useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

QUERCUS laurifolia

Brunfelsia pauciflora

Common Name

Darlington Oak, Diamond-leaf Oak, Laurel Oak, Laurel-leaf Oak, Swamp Laurel Oak, Water Oak

Raintree, yesterday today and tomorrow, Brazil raintree

In Hindi

Quercus

Raintree

In German

Quercus

raintree

In French

Quercus

raintree

In Spanish

Quercus

raintree

In Greek

Quercus

Raintree

In Portuguese

Quercus

Raintree

In Polish

Quercus

Raintree

In Latin

Quercus

Raintree

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fagales

Solanales

Family

Fagaceae

Solanaceae

Genus

Quercus

Brunfelsia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Petunioideae

Number of Species

45050

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Water Oak and Raintree

Wondering what are the properties of Water Oak and Raintree? We provide you with everything About Water Oak and Raintree. Water Oak doesn't have thorns and Raintree doesn't have thorns. Also Water Oak does not have fragrant flowers. Water Oak has allergic reactions like sneezing, Vomiting and Watery eyes and Raintree has allergic reactions like sneezing, Vomiting and Watery eyes. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Water Oak and Raintree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare List of Trees » More

Water Oak and Chinkapin Oak

Water Oak and Willow Oak

Water Oak and English Oak

» More Compare List of Trees

Season and Care of Water Oak and Raintree

Season and care of Water Oak and Raintree is important to know. While considering everything about Water Oak and Raintree Care, growing season is an essential factor. Water Oak season is Spring and Summer and Raintree season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Water Oak is Loam, Sand and for Raintree is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Water Oak is Acidic, Neutral and for Raintree is Acidic, Neutral.

Water Oak and Raintree Physical Information

Water Oak and Raintree physical information is very important for comparison. Water Oak height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Raintree height is 240.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Water Oak and Raintree are as follows:

Water Oak flower color: Light Green
Water Oak leaf color: Light Green and Bronze
Raintree flower color: White, Purple and Lavender
Raintree leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Water Oak and Raintree

Care of Water Oak and Raintree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Water Oak pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Raintree pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Water Oak needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Raintree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.