{"title":"Our Rare Plants and Trees Gallery","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis gallery of rare, hard-to-find or unique trees and plants represents what we are fascinated by. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach year we source seed or propagation material and commence the growing process. What we have available will always vary depending on how successfully we can grow during the season (some of these plants are rare for a reason!).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.elswoodrareplants.com.au\/collections\/available\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Rare plants for sale\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eView our current list of plants for sale here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you would like to be notified of when plants become available for sale we recommend you join our mailing list. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cascadesnursery.com.au\/pages\/newsletter\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eOur mailing list will be the first to know when plants come up for sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tree-1","title":"Acer buergerianum var. formosanum - Taiwanese Trident Maple","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA small to medium, rounded deciduous tree with a more glossy, leathery and shallow lobed leaves than the standard Trident Maple. This variety only occurs in two small populations in the north of Taiwan where it grows in lowland evergreen forests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eListed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThis variety is well suited to bonsai and is much sort after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kilchurn Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42015768772806,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2387\/6550\/products\/IMG_2603.jpg?v=1632213229"},{"product_id":"californian-foothill-pine","title":"Pinus sabiniana - Californian Foothill Pine","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eKnown as the \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCalifornian Foothill Pine Ghost Pine or Digger Pine this pine is native to California where it can be found growing along the Sierra Nevada and Coastal Ranges. From a distance this pine has a grey appearance and sports the second largest cone that have strongly recurved scales.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"p-lang-btn\" class=\"vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cascades Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43078132433094,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2387\/6550\/products\/IMG_2409.jpg?v=1632213829"},{"product_id":"quillaja-saponaria-chilean-soapbark-tree","title":"Quillaja saponaria - Chilean Soapbark Tree","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA unusual evergreen tree from the Chilean Andes that can grow to 20m in optimal conditions. It has a long history of use with the Andean people including the use of the inner bark as soap. Today the tree is used to extract Quillaia which is used in the food and pharmaceutical industries. It’s rarely grown in Australian gardens, it has thick leathery leaves, dense clusters of white flowers and a unique 5 lobed seed pod.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cascades Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43078166184134,"sku":"","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2387\/6550\/files\/IMG_1012.jpg?v=1721209744"},{"product_id":"tree-4","title":"Firmiana simplex - Chinese Parasol Tree","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis medium-sized deciduous tree in the mallow family native to Asia. It is noted for its large lobed leaves which can grow up to 30cm across enabling it to cast dense shade. In early summer long panicles of yellow-green flowers occur followed by unusual seed pods. This tree will grow in a variety of soils if they are well-drained in sun to partial shade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eRarely seen in Australian gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kilchurn Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41251010838726,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2387\/6550\/products\/IMG_1700.jpg?v=1681294002"},{"product_id":"chinese-rubber-tree-eucommia-ulmoides","title":"Eucommia ulmoides - Chinese Rubber Tree","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA small \u003c\/span\u003etree native to China that is \u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecultivated for its \u003c\/span\u003ebark that is highly valued in traditional Chinese medicine. The tree also extrudes a natural latex that was once used as a substitute for the traditional rubber tree. Quite a hardy tree that so far has handled -10C for me without a problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Chinese Rubber Tree is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cascades Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41857346535622,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2387\/6550\/files\/IMG_1888.jpg?v=1683167193"},{"product_id":"chinese-fir-cunninghamia-lanceolata","title":"Cunninghamia lanceolata - Chinese Fir","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eA large conifer growing to 50m in its native China and East Asia. It has a very prehistoric look being a primitive member of the Cupressaceae family, it has stiff lance shaped leaves spirally arranged and a unique shaped cone. Uncommon in gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kilchurn Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41250989211846,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2387\/6550\/products\/111798315_140100087728012_2378252830164400974_n.jpg?v=1632222535"},{"product_id":"algerian-oak-quercus-canariensis","title":"Quercus canariensis - Algerian Oak","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA native to southern Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. Despite the scientific name, it does not occur naturally today in the Canary Islands, It is a drought tolerant tree from northern Africa and southern Europe. Evergreen in warm\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eer climates and deciduous to semi deciduous in colder areas and \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ewith its large leaves with shallower lobes than English Oak and a natural broad growth habit makes an excellent shade tree.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kilchurn Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41251119071430,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2387\/6550\/products\/IMG_4029.jpg?v=1648707771"},{"product_id":"bur-oak-quercus-marcocarpa","title":"Quercus macrocarpa - Bur Oak","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eA large deciduous tree growing up to 30m, and sometimes in optimal conditions 50m, in height, and is one of the most massive oaks with a trunk diameter of up to 3 m. It has a very distinctive leaves with lobes separated by deep sinuses and a very prominent crown at the tip. Acorns of this species, distinguished by very deep fringed cups, are quite large for oaks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kilchurn Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41259136876742,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2387\/6550\/products\/IMG_1655.jpg?v=1681293891"},{"product_id":"chinese-cork-oak-quercus-variabilis","title":"Quercus variabilis - Chinese Cork Oak","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA medium to large tree native to a wide area of eastern Asia in southern, central, and eastern China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea with thick, corky bark and chestnut type leaves. It is quite ornamental in appearance. It is cultivated in China to a small extent for cork production, though its yield is lower than that of the related cork oak.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kilchurn Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44091727052998,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2387\/6550\/products\/IMG_4216.jpg?v=1649309678"},{"product_id":"cork-oak-quercus-suber","title":"Quercus suber - Cork Oak","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eA medium-sized, evergreen oak tree native to southwest Europe and northwest Africa. It is the primary source of cork for wine bottle stoppers and other uses, such as cork flooring and as the cores of cricket balls. It endures drought and makes little demands on the soil quality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kilchurn Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41259182096582,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2387\/6550\/products\/Quercus_suber_ce.jpg?v=1741822280"},{"product_id":"eastern-white-pine-pinus-strobus","title":"Pinus strobus - Eastern White Pine","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA native to eastern North America, this fast-growing evergreen with long, soft, blue-green needles and was at one time one of the most valuable of North American timber trees because of its large size and the soft even grain of its white wood, but it was cut intensively for so long that by the second half of the 20th century very few old trees remained. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kilchurn Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41251096527046,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2387\/6550\/products\/Eastern_White_Pine.jpg?v=1761013663"},{"product_id":"incense-cedar-calocedrus-decurrens","title":"Calocedrus decurrens - Incense Cedar","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eA large growing tree from the western United States. Its foliage is produced in flattened sprays and has small unusual cones. It is a very stately tree when mature and is occasionally seen in old town park plantings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cascades Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43079240220870,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2387\/6550\/files\/Calocedrus_decurrens.jpg?v=1772159497"},{"product_id":"interior-live-oak-quercus-wislizeni","title":"Quercus wislizeni - Interior Live Oak","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eA evergreen oak that is native from California into Mexico where it grows along the lower elevations of the Sierra Nevada and the Pacific Coast Ranges. It is a slow growing tree that should be grown in full sun in well drained soil, quite drought and frost hardy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kilchurn Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41263810805958,"sku":"","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2387\/6550\/products\/IMG_2724.jpg?v=1632224621"},{"product_id":"japanese-snowbell-stryax-japonica","title":"Styrax japonica - Japanese Snowbell","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA native to China, Japan and Korea where it occurs in mountain thickets and forests. A \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003edeciduous tree growing to 7-10m tall famed for its masses of fragrant, bell-shaped white flowers hang from the branches in early summer. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eEasy to grow in moist and fertile soils but shelter sheltered position from winds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kilchurn Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41263975792838,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2387\/6550\/products\/IMG_0749.jpg?v=1672267071"},{"product_id":"kentucky-yellowwood-cladrastis-kentukea","title":"Cladrastis kentukea - Kentucky Yellowwood","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eThis small to medium-sized \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"s1\"\u003edeciduous tree\u003c\/span\u003e typically growing 10–15 metres native to the Southeastern United States with a very restrictive range, found principally on the limestone cliffs of Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina. Kentucky Yellowwood is very rarely cultivated in Australia, with its wisteria like flowers it will make a striking contribution to any garden.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kilchurn Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41231120007366,"sku":"","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2387\/6550\/files\/Cladrastis_kentukea.jpg?v=1759096502"},{"product_id":"sawtooth-oak-quercus-acutissima","title":"Quercus acutissima - Sawtooth Oak","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eA medium sized deciduous tree growing to 25–30 metres and native to east Asia unlike its relative the English Oak with their lobed leaves, the sawtooth oak produces long, slender leaves with serrated edges and pointed tips. This fast-growing shade tree has a pyramidal growth habit when young, which develops into a rounded, spreading habit as it ages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kilchurn Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44091721121990,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2387\/6550\/products\/Quercus_acutissima_BW-1237024.jpg?v=1632225879"},{"product_id":"servive-tree-sorbus-domestica","title":"Cormus domestica Syn: Sorbus domestica - Service Tree","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eA deciduous tree that is native to various regions of Europe, northeastern Africa, and southwest Asia. This tree is primarily cultivated for its fruits, known as sorbs, which are used to make a cider-like beverage or are bletted as one would with medlars before being consumed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cascades Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43021802242246,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2387\/6550\/files\/Sorbus-domestica-Service-Tree.png?v=1705526480"},{"product_id":"valley-oak-quercus-lobata","title":"Quercus lobata - Valley Oak","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eOne of the largest of North American oaks. It is endemic to California, growing in interior valleys and foothills from Siskiyou County to San Diego County where it is most abundant in rich deep soils of valley floors below 600 meters in elevation. Mature specimens may attain an age of up to 600 years. This deciduous oak if given access to year-round access to groundwater will tolerates cool wet winters and hot dry summers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kilchurn Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44091723579590,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2387\/6550\/products\/IMG_4322.jpg?v=1649310866"},{"product_id":"water-oak-quercus-nigra","title":"Quercus nigra - Water Oak","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eA tall sized tree growing to 30m in ideal conditions. Native to eastern and south central United States where it is generally found near streams and rivers floodplains and the margins of swamps. The leaf shape is variable but it commonly has a leaf that is shaped like a spatula but the juvenile leaves can also be highly variable and usually differ from adult leaves. It prefers a rich and moist soil in full sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cascades Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43078150979782,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2387\/6550\/files\/IMG_3444.jpg?v=1718181284"},{"product_id":"willow-oak-quercus-phellos","title":"Quercus phellos - Willow Oak","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA deciduous oak from eastern and central United States. It is commonly found growing floodplains and along streams and rivers. It is a medium growing tree to 20m and is distinguished from other oaks by it willow like leaves. A quick grower, it can handle a variety of soils and is quite drought tolerant once established.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kilchurn Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41259176394950,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2387\/6550\/products\/IMG_2712.jpg?v=1632226790"},{"product_id":"wintersweet","title":"Chimonanthus praecox - Wintersweet","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis fragrant multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with delicate translucent flowers that appear in the winter on bare stems. A native to China, the aroma of its flowers have been described as one of the best in the plant world. It can grow in a range of soil conditions as long as it is moist and well-drained but should be planted in full sun to partial shade. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cascades Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43078164775110,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2387\/6550\/files\/Chimonanthuspraecox-Wintersweet.png?v=1705478831"},{"product_id":"paperbark-maple-acer-griseum","title":"Acer griseum - Paperbark Maple","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Paperbark Maple is an extraordinary maple that features an exfoliating bark that is quire unusual for the Acer genus. Native to central China, unfortunately this species is threatened in the wild and is listed as Endangered by the IUCN. A small tree to 7 to 9m, it can be grown in a variety of soils as long as the are moist and well drained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eN.B This is the much harder to find seedling grown plant, not a grafted specimen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kilchurn Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40806774833350,"sku":"","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2387\/6550\/products\/IMG_1317.jpg?v=1677220527"},{"product_id":"japanese-pagoda-tree-styphnolobium-japonicum","title":"Styphnolobium japonicum - Japanese Pagoda Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eA medium to large deciduous tree native to east Asia, however interestingly it is not native to Japan despite its name. This tree has a broad rounded crown with very delicate pinnate leaves and in late summer this tree will be adorned with fragrant white flowers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kilchurn Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40810289987782,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2387\/6550\/files\/IMG_2777.jpg?v=1718589754"},{"product_id":"gambrel-oak-quercus-gambrelii","title":"Quercus gambelii - Gambel Oak","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eA deciduous oak from the foothills and lower elevation mountains of western North America. This species is quite varied in appearance from a shrub to at small tree to 20 meters. Its leaves are typically deeply lobed which turn orange in autumn. It is quite a drought tolerant oak.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kilchurn Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40810300244166,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2387\/6550\/files\/IMG_2964.jpg?v=1718589592"},{"product_id":"mesa-oak-quercus-engelmannii","title":"Quercus engelmannii - Mesa Oak","description":"\u003cp\u003eA native to the hot dry hillsides of southern California and Baja in Mexico, this medium sized tree is quite hardy. Evergreen in mild climates and semi to fully deciduous in colder areas, however it can be summer deciduous in years of extreme heat. A reasonably quick grower that is declining across its natural range.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kilchurn Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40810305945798,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/2387\/6550\/products\/IMG_4323.jpg?v=1649309868"},{"product_id":"kermes-oak-quercus-coccifera","title":"Quercus coccifera - Kermes Oak","description":"\u003cp\u003eA slow growing evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region. Quite variable in appearance ranging from a small stocky shrub to small tree, it is however quite hardy and not fussy about soils except those that are waterlogged. Its young leave margin are spiked to deter herbivores. 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