Kindred Spirit® Oak is a hybrid of a Swamp Oak ( Q. bicolor ) and the Columnar English Oak ( Q. robur ' Fastigiata'). It has a columnar growth habit and it was bread to be powdery mildew resistant. Even though it is a hybrid it still produces acorns that provide a food source for small mammals. Mass plant them to form a tall hedge or use as a specimen. Once established it is drought tolerant and it does tolerate clay soils and salt well.
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Often confused withQuercus bicolorQuercus robur 'Fastigiata'