Roble
Category: Tree
Fast-growing tree, ideal for shade in large spaces
Characteristics
- Watering
- • Moderate • Needs watering while young • Later tolerates short dry spells
- Soil
- • Deep and fertile • Well drained • Prefers soil rich in organic matter • Tolerates moderately poor soils
- Blooms
- October – November Barely visible flowering
- Exposure
- • Full sun • Needs good sun exposure for optimal growth
- Fruit
- Yes (small seeds) • Not used for food
- Size
- • Height: 20–30 m • Broad, dense canopy • Fast growth
- Use
- • Shade tree for large spaces • Forestry and timber production • Ecological restoration
- Propagation
- • Seeds (require cold stratification) • Moderate germination