Quercus × warei 'Long' [sold as Regal Prince®]
Regal Prince Oak

Quercus × warei ′Long′ [sold as Regal Prince®] - Overall Tree in Summer
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 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Yellow (Yellow-green, monoecious catkins; spring; not ornamentally important)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Dark green, leathery, glossy summer foliage); Yellow (Yellow-brown fall foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (1" long acorns in the fall)
 Ultimate Height:
40-60 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
20-25 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Prefers moist, slightly acidic, well-drained soils, but is fairly adaptable
 Range:
Hybrid origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves grow up to 7" long and are alternate, simple, and obovate with 6-8 pairs of rounded lobes. The 1" long, oval to elliptic acorns are borne on 1-3" long stalks and emerge in the fall.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Groupings 189
  • Screen 171
  • Specimen 598
  • Street Tree 132
  • Pest and/or Disease Resistant 96
  • Wind Tolerant 25

    • Additional Information

    The Regal Prince Oak is notable for its resistance to powdery mildew and borers, strong vertical, columnar form, and tolerance to wind and ice. Holds its dense, fastigiate form into old age.

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