Oak — REGAL PRINCE®, KINDRED SPIRIT®
Quercus robur x bicolor
Oak — REGAL PRINCE®, KINDRED SPIRIT® (Quercus robur x bicolor) is a tree suited to the Colorado Front Range, rated "Recommended for Most Sites" on the 2024 Front Range Tree Recommendation List. It matures to about 40–50 ft tall and 12–20 ft wide, and needs low to medium water. KINDRED SPIRIT® most narrow columnar oak.
low to medium water40–50 ft tall and 12–20 ft wideXeric / water-wise
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At a glance
- Rating
- Recommended for Most Sites
- Botanical name
- Quercus robur x bicolor
- Variety / cultivar
- REGAL PRINCE®, KINDRED SPIRIT®
- Type
- Tree
- Mature size
- 40–50 ft tall and 12–20 ft wide
- Water needs
- low to medium water
- Colorado native
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Soil
- clay, loam, sandy
- Soil pH
- 6.0–8.2
- Hail tolerance
- moderate
- Wind tolerance
- moderate
- Salt tolerance
- moderate
Planting & establishment
Water deeply every 7–10 days through the first 2 summers. Winter water 1–2×/month October–March when soil is dry and unfrozen — winter desiccation is a top killer of newly-planted trees. Year 3: taper to 2×/month in summer, then rely on natural precipitation.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Oak — REGAL PRINCE®, KINDRED SPIRIT® good for the Colorado Front Range?
- Yes. Oak — REGAL PRINCE®, KINDRED SPIRIT® is included in the Front Range Plant Finder as a tree suited to Colorado's Front Range, rated "Recommended for Most Sites" on the 2024 Front Range Tree Recommendation List.
- How big does Oak — REGAL PRINCE®, KINDRED SPIRIT® get?
- It matures to about 40–50 ft tall and 12–20 ft wide.
- How much water does Oak — REGAL PRINCE®, KINDRED SPIRIT® need?
- It needs low to medium water once established.
- Is Oak — REGAL PRINCE®, KINDRED SPIRIT® native to Colorado?
- No — it is not a Colorado native, but it grows well on the Front Range.
