Life Span
Perennial
Biennial
Type
Sedge or Rush
Tree
Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Africa, Asia
United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Types
-
The White Oaks, Chestnut Oak, Bur Oak
Number of Varieties
112
0
40000
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Habitat
All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes
Humid climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-94-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-6
7-1
Sunset Zone
H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm2,499.36 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm792.48 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown
Red, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Chocolate
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Pink, Sienna
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Red, Purple, Burgundy, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Tan, Sandy Brown
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long hair-like leaves
Y-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loamy, Moist, Sandy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, reseeds
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require regular watering
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season, Water more in summer
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove short branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bumblebees, Flying insects
Birds, Hummingbirds, Squirrels, Woodpeckers
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Informal Hedge, Woodland margins
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Tree trunks
Other Uses
woven into the covering of tatami mats
Air freshner, Grown for shade, Used as firewood, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Shade Trees
Botanical Name
JUNCUS effusus f.Spiral
QUERCUS ellipsoidalis
Common Name
Curly wurly
Northern Pin Oak
In Hindi
Corkscrew Rush
Pin Oak
In German
Corkscrew Rush
Pin-Eichen
In French
Corkscrew Rush
Pin Oak
In Spanish
Corkscrew Rush
pin Oak
In Greek
Corkscrew Rush
pin Oak
In Portuguese
Corkscrew Rush
Pin Oak
In Polish
Corkscrew Rush
pin Oak
In Latin
Corkscrew Rush
Quercus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Fagales
Family
Juncaceae
Fagaceae
Genus
Juncus
Quercus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
25207
1
27800
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