N.E. Mexico in Sierra Madre Oriental. Upright fast growing broadly crowned evergreen. Hardy in the UK and drought tolerant. Striking spring foliage, leathery corrugated reddish-purple leaves against the older glossy green foliage, summer flushes similar. Recommended.

China, Japan, Korea & Taiwan. Broad spreading crown, deciduous timber tree. Shoots and young leaves with silky hairs, becoming glabrous. Leathery, narrowly oval leaves, margins with gland tipped teeth, dark green above, greyish beneath, Acorns small in a shallow cup. Rare in NZ.

Southern-central USA to 200m a.s.l.. Fast growing large broad crowned deciduous tree, with red colours in late autumn. Grows on wet, heavy soils with a deep root syatem. Known also as Texas red oak, probably best in the milder parts of NZ. Rare, but promising in NZ.

Growing in Eastwoodhill Arboretum and selected for good form. Evergreen in NZ and both parents (crassifolia & crassipes) show promise for timber production, so well worth a trial. For botanical details see Oaks of the World website.