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 |