CATTON ARBORETUM

Phellodendron amurense

Common name: Amur cork tree

Year planted: 2021

Country of origin: south west Europe and North West Africa

Year introduced: introduced in the 1690s

Description: This amazing Oak tree has one very special characteristic, that being its amazing raw material, Cork. This tree is the only tree whose bark is able to regenerate to provides us with this harvestable asset. The tree itself grows up to 12 Meters in height and prefers a moist but well drained soil. It enjoys full sun and has a hardiness rating of H5.

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Tree number: 9
Phellodendron amurense (Amur cork tree)