Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 4 – 8

Height: larger than 60 – 70

Spread: Irregular

Habit: Round and relatively dense

Light: Best in full sun

Soil: Moister soils than chestnut oak

Flowers: insignificant hanging catkins

Fruit: acorn 1 – 1 1/4 long by 3/4 wide, rich brown color

Landscape use: Good medium size tree for use as a specimen tree, in parks and public places

History: Native range is from southern Maine and Ontario to South Carolina and Alabama; cultivated in 1688

Pests\Problems: None

Significant Features: Bark is scaly, similar to white oak, whereas chestnut oak is deeply grooved; pubescent on underside of leaves and branchlets