Quercus × warei
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Quercus × warei is a hybrid oak tree in the genus Quercus. The tree is a hybrid of Quercus robur f. fastigiata (upright English oak) and Quercus bicolor (swamp white oak).[1] The hybrid is named for the American dendrologist George Ware, former Research Director at the Morton Arboretum in Illinois.
| Quercus × warei | |
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| Quercus × warei 'Nadler' = Kindred Spirit | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Subgenus: | Quercus subg. Quercus |
| Section: | Quercus sect. Quercus |
| Species: | Q. × warei |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus × warei T.L.Green & W.J.Hess | |
Cultivars
Two cultivars, 'Long' and 'Nadler' were patented.[2][3] 'Nadler' was patented and trademarked in 2007. The mother tree of both cultivars is a Quercus robur f. fastigiata[2] (upright English oak, a narrow form) growing in Columbia, Missouri. The ortet of 'Nadler' is growing in Jacksonville, Illinois.[2] Approximately 1000 seeds were collected from the mother plant in 1974 and propagated, with two selected for further development as cultivars, which are now propagated clonally.[2]
The 'Long' cultivar is marketed under the trade designation Regal Prince,[4] and the 'Nadler' cultivar under the trade designation Kindred Spirit.[5] 'Nadler' oaks are 11 m (35 ft) tall with a limb spread of 2 m (6 ft) at an age of 30 years.[2] 'Nadler' and 'Long' are highly resistant to powdery mildew,[2] which plagues the Q. robur parent. This clone also exhibits heterosis (hybrid vigor).[2]
