Hedera helix ‘Pin Oak’ – Ornemental Ivy

Small leaves composed of 3 lobes with a rounded tip.

Central lobe twice as long as the lateral lobes. Dark green leaf blade. Margins slightly turned upwards.

Very branched variety, with short internodes, which makes it a very good ground cover.

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Ornemental ivy  – Hedera helix ‘Pin Oak’

In a nutshell

The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Pin Oak’, has small leaves composed of 3 lobes with a rounded tip.

The central lobe is twice as long as the lateral lobes. The blade is dark green. The margins are slightly turned upwards.

It is a very branched variety, with short internodes, which makes it a very good ground cover.

History

This cultivar was discovered by Henry Faust’s nursery, Philadelphia, USA, in 1941. It is believed to be a mutation of ‘Königer’s Auslese’

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Pin Oak'

Botanical information

  • Family: Araliaceae
  • Genus: 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 the cultivar: would be a sport of ‘Königer’s Auslese’

Description of Hedera helix 'Pin Oak'

  • Shape: stocky
  • Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
  • Leaf length: 2.5 cm
  • Leaf width: 2 cm
  • Leaf color: dark green
  • Vein color: green
  • Stem and petiole color: purple-brown
  • Stem: very branched
  • Internodes: 0.5 to 2 cm
  • Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches

Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Pin Oak'

  • Exposure: sun, partial shade
  • Hardiness: -8°C
  • Soil moisture: fresh soil
  • Soil pH: neutral or calcareous
  • Soil type: all
  • Soil richness: ordinary or humus-rich
  • Use: ground cover, pots, planters, rockeries, topiary art
  • Development : fast
  • Size: once a year
  • Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
  • Diseases: very rare (spots on the leaves)

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 9cm and 1L pots

21 to 50 pots

Stock containers of 2 or 4L

21 to 50 containers

Stock big articles

1 to 2 big articles

Shape

Stocky, Very branched

Appearance of foliage

Green

Possible uses

Ground cover, Pots or planters, Rockery, Topiary

Exposure

Partial shade, Sun

Hardiness

Less hardy

Ease of cultivation

Easy

Development speed

Fast

Development vigor

Medium

Classification according to the Pierot system

Bird's foot, From 'Pittsburgh', Miniature

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