CATTON ARBORETUM
Quercus cerris Argenteovariegata
Common name: Variegated Turkey Oak
Year planted: 2019
Country of origin: Turkey Oaks are native across central Europe
Year introduced: Turkey Oaks were first recorded in 1753 but Argenteovariegata is a cultivar which appeared prior to 1864
Description: The cultivar Argenteovariegata is slow growing but eventually grows to about 10m. Leaves have a marked creamy variegation with an irregular edge which persists all summer. The trunk eventually becomes roughly grooved. Acorns can take two years to mature and are toxic to dogs if eaten. Not a good timber tree as the wood often cracks
what3words: riverboat.tougher.cheek
Tree number: 93
Year planted: 2019
Country of origin: Turkey Oaks are native across central Europe
Year introduced: Turkey Oaks were first recorded in 1753 but Argenteovariegata is a cultivar which appeared prior to 1864
Description: The cultivar Argenteovariegata is slow growing but eventually grows to about 10m. Leaves have a marked creamy variegation with an irregular edge which persists all summer. The trunk eventually becomes roughly grooved. Acorns can take two years to mature and are toxic to dogs if eaten. Not a good timber tree as the wood often cracks
what3words: riverboat.tougher.cheek
Tree number: 93
