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Quercus carduchorum

Quercus carduchorum is a species of oak tree native to the northern Zagros Mountains of northwestern Iran. It is a large tree grown mainly for its native habitat and conservation interest, rarely in gardens.

Family
Fagaceae (Beech & oak family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then allow the soil to dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile soil; tolerates a range of soil types once established.
Temperature
Cold hardy to around -20 °C; protect young plants from late frosts.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
NW. Iran
Climate
temperate

About

Quercus carduchorum is a species of oak. It is a tree endemic to northwestern Iran. It grows in the northern Zagros Mountains of Kurdistan Province.

The species was described by Karl Koch in 1849.

Other Quercus plants

Quercus acatenangensis · Mapleleaf oak · Quercus acherdophylla · Quercus acrodonta · Quercus aculcingensis · Red Wood Evergreen Oak · Quercus acutangula · Quercus acutifolia · Sawtooth oak · Quercus aerea · African Oak · Quercus affinis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Quercus carduchorum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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