Woody > Quercus > Quercus mongolica > Quercus mongolica
Quercus mongolica
Japanese Oak, Mongolian Oak
Origin: East Asia including Japan and China.
| Family |
| Fagaceae |
| Genus |
| Quercus |
| Species |
| mongolica |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 8 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 - H2 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -26 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -15 |
| Height |
| 9 - 18 m |
| Spread |
| 8 - 17 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Shade tree, specimen or solitary accent tree. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow under full sun in rich, moist, well-drained sandy loam. |
| Shape |
| Upright reverse pyramidal. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| Borers, caterpillars, nut weevils, scale, oak skeletonizer, leaf miner, galls and oak lace bugs. May be susceptible to oak wilt, chestnut blight, shoestring root rot, anthracnose, oak leaf blister, cankers, leaf spots and powdery mildew. |
| Habitat |
| In Japan in cool forest and China at elevations of 200 - 2500 m in mixed mesophytic forests. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth-to-rugged, notched, woody mature bark. New growth is smoother and more malleable. |
| Leaf Description |
| Obovate-oblong highly serrated leaves that grow in terminal clusters of 5 or more. 11 - 16 veins per leaf. |
| Flower Description |
| Non-showy monoecious flowers. |
| Fruit Description |
| Small ovoid acorns that measure just under 2 cm across. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium. |
| Notable Specimens |
| University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Devon, Alberta, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| By seed. |
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