{"product_id":"quercus-bimundorum-crimson-spire-crimschmidt","title":"Crimson Spire Oak - Quercus x bimundorum ‘Crimschmidt’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCrimson Spire Oak - Quercus x bimundorum ‘Crimschmidt’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrimson Spire is the oak for places an oak normally cannot go. A hybrid between the English oak and the American white oak, \u003cem\u003eQuercus\u003c\/em\u003e x \u003cem\u003ebimundorum\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Crimschmidt’ holds a tight upright column with strongly ascending branches, so it reaches 10m or more while staying only three or four metres across. It also carries good rusty red autumn colour, which is unusual in the oaks grown in Australia, and it holds cleaner foliage through late summer than the mildew prone English oak. Where a driveway, a car park or a narrow boundary needs real height without spread, this is the tree that does it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Crimson Spire Oak\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColumnar Habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Narrow and upright without pruning, giving height in a footprint most trees cannot match.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutumn Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Foliage turns rusty red to bronze in autumn, holding on the tree well into the season.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClean Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Selected in part for resistance to the powdery mildew that disfigures English oaks in humid Australian summers.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStructural Strength\u003c\/strong\u003e: Oak timber and the tight branch angles of this hybrid make it a durable choice in windy, open situations.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter Light\u003c\/strong\u003e: Deciduous, so a row of them shades a paved area in summer and lets the winter sun through.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNarrow Avenue\u003c\/strong\u003e: A double row along a driveway that would be closed in by a spreading tree.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCar Park and Street Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fits between kerb and building line while still delivering canopy height.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoundary Screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted close together along a fence, it gives tall seasonal screening without robbing the neighbour of light in winter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormal Garden Structure\u003c\/strong\u003e: Repeated at even spacing it acts as a row of green columns framing a lawn or an approach.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m for a continuous tall screen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter to early spring while dormant.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adaptable and tolerant of clay and mild alkalinity, provided the site drains. Deep soil gives the best growth rate.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water fortnightly through the first two summers, deeply enough to wet the full root ball each time. Mulch to the dripline and keep grass off the root zone, and stake for the first two years on exposed sites because the narrow crown catches wind while the roots are still shallow.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 to 13m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e A garden hybrid raised in North America, from parents native to Europe and North America\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant catkins\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"150L","offer_id":59795375653150,"sku":"ND-1493-150L","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/lAxXQzHCfCHIoAtu0bCi0_Y4ESELrR.jpg?v=1787314580","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/quercus-bimundorum-crimson-spire-crimschmidt","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}