| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
| Plant Height: | 30 - 125 feet, most often seen at 30 to 50 feet. |
| Plant Spread: | 30 - 50 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous Other: Pubescent (velvety) on both upper and lower surfaces. |
| Fruit: | Other: 1 inch dry, hard acorns; bicolored orange grading to a greenish-brown tip, set in wooly, bristly cup.. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
| Flower Color: | Brown |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Suitable Locations: | Street Tree |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Shade Tree |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | K (Potassium) |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Pollinators: | Wind |
| Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
