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.
Pinus Pinaster (Bordeaux pine, maritime pine) originates from the western Mediterranean region. This tree is also found in Algeria and Morocco.
It can live up to 300 years. It can grow to a height of up to 40 meters. The tree forms a strong taproot (very deep). Even in annual seedlings, the taproot is longer than the shoot.
More info: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/See-Kiefer
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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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Pinus mugo var. mughus (krummholz pine, mountain pine).
Slow-growing, resistant to global warming. Shallow rooter. This plant is undemanding and tolerates lime. Hardy. Occurrence: Alps, mountains of the Balkans.
See also: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergkiefer
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Quercus virginiana is also known as Virginia oak or live oak. This species is evergreen and can grow up to 35 meters high.
The Virginia oak is native to southeastern North America all the way down to Mexico. It is the symbol of the state of Georgia. The leaves sprout a beautiful shiny red and then turn green after a while. In Central Europe, this species tends to develop into a shrub or small tree. This species is NOT frost-proof. It likes humus-rich and deep soils.
See also: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia-Eiche
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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 canbyi originates from the south of North America and Mexico. This species is considered semi-evergreen and grows up to 25 meters high.
The leaves have several serrations and grow up to 20 cm long. The species occurs in Texas and northeastern Mexico.
Further information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_canbyi
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Quercus sinuata var. breviloba is found in the south of the USA and north of Mexico. This species is also known as “Bigelow’s Oak”. This species grows to a height of about 12 meters. and is considered to be extremely resistant to global warming.
More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_sinuata_var._breviloba
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This type of oak is also known as “encino colorado”. Originally from Mexico, it has permanent foliage. Growth heights are typically 6 to 9 meters.
Further information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_durifolia.
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Quercus crassipes originates from Mexico. The leaves are leathery. The tree grows up to 17 meters high.
More information about this species here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_crassipes.
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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
