Form: Irregular round
Growth Rate: Moderate
Drought Tolerance: Moderate
Size: 60-100’ tall by 60-80’ wide
Zone: 3-8
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Light Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
Soil Requirements: Well-drained, slightly acidic, clay, loam, or
sandy soil
Bark: Light gray; plates when young; matures to gray with deep furrows and blocky, broad ridges
Flower: Brown; blooms in late Winter to Spring
Fruit: Dry, hard acorn, ½ – 1” long; mature in Fall
Foliage: Alternate, simple, deeply lobed; green leaves turn brown to red to burgundy in Fall Large parking lots, lawn tree and shade tree, Good for urban areas as a street tree or in large medians; allow plenty of space for growth; can live for several hundred years; acorns may cause problems in pedestrian areas