Quercus phillyreoides [Gifu Prefecture] Clumping PETER BUTTERFLY BUSH

PETER BUTTERFLY BUSH

so best as a house plant or indoors for the winter

Dry shade to dappled shade

Dark reddish brown trunks and stems with blue green foliage

) Grows to 6ft high and 4ft wide

Quercus phillyreoides [Gifu Prefecture] Clumping PETER BUTTERFLY BUSHGraceful smaller oak from Japan and parts of China to only 25 ft or so, larger with great age. Upright rounded crown, rich 2 3" evergreen leaves and silvery gray bark. A tougher species than some, hardy certainly to USDA zone 7 possibly upper zone 6. Somewhat drought tolerant though prefers some water in summer dry climates. Particularly useful as small street tree or close to gray infrastructure. UBAME OAK Fagaceae