Buy acorns internationally. Buy oaks. Special oaks, acorns and other seeds for collectors and plant enthusiasts. Many species resistant to climate warming. Lots of climate trees.
Buy acorns internationally. Buy oaks. Special oaks, acorns and other seeds for collectors and plant enthusiasts. Many species resistant to climate warming. Lots of climate trees.
Quercus pubescens (downy oak) occurs from southern Europe through southern central and western Europe to western and central Asia Minor. It can grow up to 25 meters high. Their maximum age is 500 years. It is considered to be very resistant to global warming and tolerates moderate night frosts.
More info: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaumeiche
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Castanea sativa is a classic winner of the climate crisis. A positive future is predicted for the sweet chestnut. It is the only European representative of the chestnut genus.
It is cultivated in southern and western Europe in particular for its edible fruit and wood. The fruits are also known as chestnuts. They have a high proportion of carbohydrates and starch. The protein content is higher than in cereals but lower than in potatoes.
Castanea sativa grows up to 35 meters high. The trunk circumference can be up to 4 meters. In Western Europe, sweet chestnuts can live for up to 1000 years.
The sweet chestnut is classically found in western France, southern Italy and Spain, but also in Ireland and Great Britain.
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Pinus halepensis (Aleppo pine) originates from the Mediterranean region. Growth heights are up to 25 meters.
The tree forms tap roots that penetrate up to 3 meters deep. The wood is very rich in resin and is used extensively as construction timber, particularly in North Africa.
More info: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleppo-Kiefer
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Pinus Pinea (Mediterranean pine, Italian stone pine) grows to heights of up to 30 meters and a diameter of up to 2 meters at the breast. The root depth of the Mediterranean pine is often relatively shallow. The natural distribution area of the pine is in the northern Mediterranean region.
Pine nuts are widely used in the food industry. A single tree produces up to 60 kilograms of seeds.
More info: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinie
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Cedrus atlantica (Atlas cedar) is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 40 meters high. Atlas cedars can live up to 900 years.
The Atlas cedar is found particularly in North Africa. Populations are also known from France and Italy as well as from some areas of Central Europe.
More info: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas-Zeder
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Quercus ithaburensis (mountain tabor oak). The leaf is 6 to 12 cm long and has several large pointed teeth on the leaf edge. The acorns are strikingly large at up to 5 cm. This oak is found in southern Europe, as well as in Israel, Palestine, Lebanon and Syria. The tree is very robust and does not tolerate paving, but is otherwise well suited as an urban tree. The species is frost-tolerant.
The ripe acorns are edible.
More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_ithaburensis
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The species is considered incredibly tough and adaptable. It can grow up to 45 meters high and has a very spreading crown. The foliage is somewhat reminiscent of chestnut leaves, which is why it is also called “Chestnut Oak”.
The distribution area extends from Ontario in Canada across the east and center of the USA to northern and southern Mexico.
The species grows at an altitude of 0 to 2300 meters in species-rich forests on nutrient-rich, moderately dry to fresh, slightly acidic to alkaline soils in sunny to light-shaded locations. The species is thermophilic and mostly frost-hardy. It avoids sandy and clayey soils but is often found in cities.
More information: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelbe_Eiche
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Quercus faginea (Portuguese oak, Zen oak) can reach growth heights of up to 20 meters and trunk diameters of up to 80 cm. The maximum age is 600 years.
Pollination of this species of oak is carried out by the wind. Quercus faginae is often found in Portugal, Spain as well as northwestern Africa. It also grows very frequently in the Balearic Islands.
The wood is often used as firewood or tree wood. The acorns are popular in the Iberian Peninsula for fattening pigs.
It is interesting that the leaves change color after the growing season, but do not fall off the tree. This happens only when the leaves sprout in the following year.
Quercus faginea likes calcareous soils. They often grow together in communities with cork oak, Pyrenean oak and holm oak. It is resistant to the climatic stresses of cold, drought and thermal contrasts.
Some interesting pictures of this oak species can be found here: http://www.mittelmeerflora.de/Zweikeim/Fagaceae/querc_faginea.htm
Quercus pyrenaica (Pyrenean Oak) is found especially in western southern Europe. It is common in Spain and Portugal. They can also be seen regularly in western France and Morocco.
Although it is called “Pyrenean Oak” it is rarely found in the Pyrenees.
It often grows in shrub form, but can also reach heights of up to 20 meters.
The very large leaves (up to 15 cm long and 9 cm wide) are striking. The leaves have yellow-gray felt-like hairs on both sides.
Dryness she tolerates very well. It also feels quite comfortable on acidic soils. Lime likes them very much. It also accepts sandy soils. It is resistant to frost and also tolerates road salt. Their wind resistance is also good. Since it does not tolerate paving, it is conditionally suitable as an urban tree. However, their resistance to pollutants is quite good. In Central Europe they are always found in parks or arboretums. It also tolerates wetness.
The southern European flair that it exudes is impressive. People who love vacations in Portugal or Spain, appreciate this tree very much. It likes locations flooded with light.
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See also: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyren%C3%A4en-Eiche
Quercus x andegavensis (Pyrenean Oak Karlsaue) is a cross between Quercus pyrenaica and Quercus robur. The variety “Karlsaue” comes from the Karlsaue Palace Park in Kassel.
It is considered to be moisture tolerant and (currently) suitable for urban climates. The tree can grow up to 30 meters high.
Some pictures: https://www.cardiffparks.org.uk/trees/roathpark-botanic/quercus-x-andegavensis.php
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