Quercus x warei Kindred Spirit® – Hybrid Fastigate Oak – 7-Gallon

This upright narrow columnar tree is a hybrid between our native swamp white oak (Q. bicolor) and the English oak (Q. robur ‘Fastigiata’). The swamp white oak brings disease resistance to the cross and the English oak brings its columnar form. The hybrid is a very vigorous grower, the tree shown in the picture is 30 years old and has reached a height of 35’ with a 6’ spread. The leaves are dark green with a silver underside, turning shades of yellow and bronze in fall. Kindred Spirit® would make an excellent tall hedge, or be an attractive architectural element when used as a specimen.  Although a cross between two different species, Kindred Spirit® does produce acorns which provide food for wildlife.