Hedera helix ‘Pin Oak’ - Ornamental ivy
Small, 3-lobed leaves with rounded tips.
Central lobe twice as long as the lateral lobes. Blade dark green. Margins slightly upturned.
A highly branched variety with short internodes, making it an excellent ground cover.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Pin Oak’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Pin Oak’ has small leaves composed of 3 lobes with rounded tips.
The central lobe is twice as long as the lateral lobes. The leaf blade is dark green. The margins are turned slightly upwards.
It is a very branchy variety, with short internodes, making it an excellent ground cover.
History
This cultivar was discovered by Henry Faust's nursery in Philadelphia, USA, in 1941. It is thought to be a mutation of ‘Königer's Auslese’.’
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Pin Oak'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Chamkorey’
- Synonym: Itsy Bitsy (?), Ferney
- Pierot classification: miniature ivy, ivy with bird's-foot leaves
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: thought to be a sport of ‘Königer's Auslese’
Description of Hedera helix ‘Pin Oak’
- Port : stocky
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 2.5 cm
- Sheet width: 2 cm
- Colour of leaf: dark green
- Colour of veins: green
- Colour of stem and petiole: purple brown
- Stem: very branched
- Internodes: 0.5 to 2 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Pin Oak’
- Exposure: sun, part shade
- Hardiness: -8°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, pots, window boxes, rockery, topiary
- Development: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy seems to grow stronger on the ancient stones, as if the past were clinging to the present.”
George Eliot, Middlemarch
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | more than 100 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 51 to 100 containers |
| Large stock items | 1 to 2 large subjects |
| General appearance | Trapu, Very branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Pots or planters, Rockery, Topiary |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Less hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | From 'Pittsburgh', Miniature, Bird's foot |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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