Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Tree
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Quercus nigra, Quercus laurifolia
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Number of Varieties
81600
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40000
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Habitat
-
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-910-11
0
99
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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, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,220.00 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Green
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Chocolate, Black
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Bronze
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Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Dark Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong or Lanceolate
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Average
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Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in fall, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Moth
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Pollution, Shade areas
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Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
sneezing, Vomiting, Watery eyes
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Digestive, Skin irritation
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
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 for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
QUERCUS laurifolia
PROTEA
Common Name
Darlington Oak, Diamond-leaf Oak, Laurel Oak, Laurel-leaf Oak, Swamp Laurel Oak, Water Oak
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
In Hindi
Quercus
Protea plant
In German
Quercus
Protea Pflanze
In French
Quercus
usine de Protea
In Spanish
Quercus
planta de protea
In Greek
Quercus
φυτό Protea
In Portuguese
Quercus
planta Protea
In Polish
Quercus
Protea roślin
In Latin
Quercus
Protea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Proteales
Family
Fagaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Quercus
Protea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Proteae
Subfamily
-
Proteoideae
Number of Species
4501600
1
27800
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