Quercus imbricaria Michx.

Ref. LB95-0088, 00-0079, 05-0085

Section : Lobatae

Conservation status : LC

USDA Hardiness Zone : 4

Common name / Nom vernaculaire : Shingle oak, Chêne à lattes

Origin / Origine : USA / Etats-Unis

Link / Lien :

https://www.treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/quercus/quercus-imbricaria/

Planting date / date de plantation : 25/11/1995, 19/2/2008, 26/2/2008

Height / Hauteur : 7.5m (2008)

La Bergerette Zone: MEX, NFB

Comments / Commentaires

A deciduous North American oak which is almost as drought-tolerant as the native Q. pubescens and Q. petraea here at La Bergerette. If the season proves exceptionally dry it starts to shed leaves in a controlled manner starting with the oldest.