Sessile Oak

One of our two large native species of oak, this tall and impressive woodland tree forms a broad, rounded crown, with dark green leaves that turn and wonderful orange-brown in the autumn.
Produces yellowish flowers in catkins in the spring, followed by acorns in the autumn.

Growing Conditions:
Tolerates poorer, lighter, more acid soils. Also more shade and frost tolerant.

Value To Wildlife:
Excellent for many forms of wildlife, our native oaks support more insect species than any other tree. Squirrels, Jays and Badgers will eat the acorns and caterpillars will eat the leaves.

Important Note:
This is a deciduous tree and so will shed its leaves in autumn, in order to protect itself from the cold winter weather. Come spring, it’ll burst back into bud and begin to flourish once more.