Peter Knippel Nursery

4590 Bank Street
Ottawa, ON, K1T 3W6
Tel: (613) 822-0383
knippel@rogers.com
Hours of Operation:

Open Most Weekdays 9am to 3:30pm

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Plant  Guide

Plant Guide

Oak  // 

Crimson Spire Oak

Latin Name: Quercus alba x quercus robur 'Crimschmidt'

Description: A columnar cross with dark, bluish green foliage that is mildew resistant.
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Burr Oak

Latin Name: Quercus macrocarpa

Description: One of the hardiest, it is a large, broadly oval, impressive native oak with unusual branching characteristics and corky twigs. It grows well in a wide range of soils and tolerates air pollution. The foliage is dark green above and covered with soft, greyish-green hairs on the underside. A Xeriscape plant.
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Pin Oak

Latin Name: Quercus palustris

Description: A lovely native shade tree, suitable for a variety of locations. A rapid growing variety that is easy to transplant and develops a strong central leader. The leaves are many-lobed and sharply pointed and will hang onto the tree well into the winter. Does well in wet, or poorly drained soils.
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Green Pillar Oak

Latin Name: Quercus palustris 'Pringreen'

Description: A lacy tree that is pyramidal when young and matures to a more ovalesque form. Unique branching pattern: the lower branches are slightly pendulous; the middle branches stretch horizontally; the top-most branches arch upwards. A real focal point of the landscape.
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Pyramidal English Oak

Latin Name: Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’

Description: Small acorns and dark green, lobed leaves decorate this tree. Distinct pyramidal shape with tense, tight, upright branching. A relatively rapid grower that holds some of its foliage into the winter. Suitable for windbreaks, narrow spaces, as a specimen tree, or next to a driveway.
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