Q. acuta - Japanese Evergreen Oak

Q. acuta - UFEI

One of the Asian Evergreen Oaks that would make an excellent landscape tree in the Mid Atlantic region despite most people having never heard of it and most nurseries not selling it. It loves our hot humid summers which are really no different than where it came from. It is a fast growing tree to 3 feet per year and it's mature size in the U.S. is really not known. Very old trees in it's native Japan have reached heights of 100 feet with trunk diameters of 8 feet.

It's elliptic, smooth edged, very glossy, lush green leaves remain the same color all year, are leathery and can grow 8 x 3"

It is hardy north to zone 7 though some clones may be hardy even in zone 6 and should be tested.