BlueBell Arboretum & Nursery

Mail order trees, shrubs, conifers and woody climbers

Available autumn/winter 2011

Description

A new introduction to the United Kingdom from Holland, this rare oak grows to be a cone shaped, small tree with fiery red and orange autumn colours. It is a larger tree then both Quercus palustris 'Swamp Pygmy' and Quercus palustris 'Green dwarf' and tends towards a dense, bushy habit.

Quercus palustris 'Isabel' is a very attractive and small ornamental tree with glowing autumn colours!

Supplied Size: 2L containers

• Position: Full sun or light, dappled shade.
• Soil: Moist yet well drained, fertile soil. Quercus palustris 'Isabel' grows well in most areas but will produce its most vivid autumn colour in lime free or acidic soils.
• Hardiness: Hardy.
• Rate of Growth: Slow.
• Habit: Quercus palustris 'Isabel' is a very small tree with a densely branching, rounded crown.
  • Height: 3 m  (10 ft) - 4 m (13 ft)
  • Spread: 3 m (10 ft)