Carleton Place Nursery Ltd

Stallion Cork Tree

Stallion Cork Tree

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Brand:  Jeffries Nurseries

Description:

A stately spreading and arching tree valued for its interesting habit of growth, tends to be low-branched with stout, broadly spreading branches when mature; interesting corky bark; this is a male, fruitless selection

Ornamental Features

Stallion Cork Tree is primarily valued in the landscape for its cascading habit of growth. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The glossy pointy pinnately compound leaves turn outstanding shades of gold and yellow in the fall. The warty gray bark is extremely showy and adds significant winter interest.

Landscape Attributes

Stallion Cork Tree is an open deciduous tree with a shapely form and gracefully arching branches. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Stallion Cork Tree is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Accent
• Shade

Planting & Growing

Stallion Cork Tree will grow to be about 40 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 30 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 4 feet from the ground, and should not be planted underneath power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 60 years or more.

This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It is an amazingly adaptable plant, tolerating both dry conditions and even some standing water. This plant does not require much in the way of fertilizing once established. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.