{"product_id":"quercus-dentata-daimyo-oak","title":"Daimyo Oak - Quercus dentata","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\u003eDaimyo Oak - Quercus dentata\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe largest leaves of any oak belong to this species. \u003cem\u003eQuercus dentata\u003c\/em\u003e holds bold paddle shaped leaves 20 to 30cm long with rounded lobes, carried on stout twigs that give the bare winter tree a heavy sculptural line. Many of those leaves turn brown and stay on the tree into winter, which is either the reason to plant it or the reason not to, and either way it is a slow deliberate tree for a cool temperate garden with room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Daimyo Oak\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeaf scale\u003c\/strong\u003e: Individual leaves are big enough to change the texture of a whole garden, coarse and dark with a felted underside.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter leaf hold\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dead foliage is retained on young wood well into winter, giving russet colour and some screening when everything else is bare.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeavy branch line\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thick twigs and short internodes produce a chunky silhouette unlike the fine tracery of most oaks.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutumn tone\u003c\/strong\u003e: Leaves move through yellow bronze to deep russet rather than a bright red.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Comfortable in the coldest parts of southern Australia, including highland frost hollows.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool climate lawn tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: Given decades and space it becomes a broad low branched specimen you plant for the next generation.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRural entry planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suits homestead gates and driveway heads where scale and permanence matter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOak collections\u003c\/strong\u003e: Reads as completely distinct beside pin, English and scarlet oaks.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutumn colour groupings\u003c\/strong\u003e: The russet tone works alongside maples and liquidambars rather than competing with them.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 to 14m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late autumn to early spring while dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep well drained loam, neutral to slightly acid preferred; avoid waterlogged clay and salt laden coastal wind\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Give a slow deep soak weekly through the first two summers, aiming water at the edge of the root ball rather than the trunk. Mulch 100mm deep over a 2m circle and keep grass off the root zone for the first three years, because turf competition slows oaks badly.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 15m in Australian cultivation\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 10m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous, with brown leaves retained into winter\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan, Korea and northern China\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant; yellow green catkins in spring\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795366674718,"sku":"ND-1494-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/73hjiZk_URy8J6bmRtbF5_FTECdcAM.jpg?v=1787314317","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/quercus-dentata-daimyo-oak","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}