Form: Broad Rounded 
Growth Rate: Fast
Drought Tolerance: Moderate
Size: 35-50’ tall by 35-50’ wide
Zone: 5-9
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Light Requirements: Full sun
Soil Requirements: Well-drained, moist, fertile, humus rich, slightly alkaline to slightly acidic soil, very adaptable to clay, loam, or sandy soils
Bark: Smooth; ash gray when young; matures to dark gray with deep fissures and corky ridges
Flower: Gray green to tan male catkin; yellow, green to tan
female flower matures to brown acorn; blooms in late Winter to early Spring
Fruit: Large, brown acorn, 1 – 1 ¼”; abundantly produced
in large quantities; attracts animals
Foliage: Alternate, simple, long oblanceolate; 4-8” by 1 ½-2 ½”
wide leaves; strongly serrated margins; dull to glossy yellowgreen leaves mature to green; turns dull to brownish tan color in Fall. Leaves gradually shed, but most remain on the tree thought late Winter