Mike Corazzi
Masterpiece
Opinions seem to differ. Mine is growing very large NEW leaves. And in full sun.
Who defoliates oak? Suber?
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Potawatomi13
Imperial Masterpiece
Personally remove larger leaves to encourage branching, new growth on weaker branches. Also possibly smaller leaves
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PaulH
Omono
Healthy oaks can be defoliated. Cork oaks especially will bud back enthusiastically when completely defoliated. I've even removed all of the branches and grown a whole new branch structure from the hundreds of adventitious buds that pop all over the trunk.
Mike Corazzi
Masterpiece
Dammit, I meant Robur!
Does that make it different?
Does that make it different?
luvinthemountains
Chumono
I would imagine so, given that suber is mediterranean and evergreen, whereas robur is neither of those. All the same, I have head that all oaks respond well to defoliation. But I have no direct experience with robur, so someone else will need to fill you in.
SevenOaks
Sapling
I am just going to put it here, in case someone else in the future looks for Quercus Robur and defoliation:
I had to remove all the leaves on one of my oaklings due to rust spots (learning how to water correctly). It was a bit slow in coming, but now the little one (about 9 cm high) is sprouting leaves again. Others have had several leaves removed and are still going too.
I had to remove all the leaves on one of my oaklings due to rust spots (learning how to water correctly). It was a bit slow in coming, but now the little one (about 9 cm high) is sprouting leaves again. Others have had several leaves removed and are still going too.
RKatzin
Omono
Counterpoint, I've never defoliated my oaks. I never thought it necessary. They respond very well to pruning and trimming creating lots of backbudding and branching. Obviously something you can do, but do you really need to?
