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Species Spotlight: Quercus canariensis Willd.

By Antonio Lambe | February 16, 2026
Quercus canariensis in Cornwall Park, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand, the champion specimen in New Zealand, planted in the 1920s, 27.2 m tall with a trunk diameter of 209 cm (G. Collett pers. comm. 2026) © Gerald Collett

Antonio Lambe shares his views on this threatened oak native to Iberia and North Africa

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Species Spotlight: Quercus canariensis Willd.

By Antonio Lambe | February 16, 2026
Quercus canariensis in Cornwall Park, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand, the champion specimen in New Zealand, planted in the 1920s, 27.2 m tall with a trunk diameter of 209 cm (G. Collett pers. comm. 2026) © Gerald Collett

Antonio Lambe shares his views on this threatened oak native to Iberia and North Africa