Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 4 – 8

Height: 60 – 70

Spread: Irregular

Habit: Round and relatively dense

Light: Best in full sun

Soil: Normally found in poor, dry, rocky soil, maximum growth occurs in well-drained, moist soil

Flowers: inconspicuous, 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: Dark brown to black bark; sweet acorn provides food for wildlife

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 5 – 9

Height: 40 – 60 with a maximum of 100

Spread: 40 – 60

Habit: In youth: pyramidal; At maturity: more spreading

Light: Best in full sun or partial shade

Soil: Moist, well-drained soil preferable

Flowers: inconspicuous, hanging catkins

Fruit: ovate acorn 3/4 – 1 long

Landscape use: Magnificent shade tree, great for streets, golf courses, and campuses; not suitable for small area

History: Native range is Kansas to southern Michigan to North Carolina, Florida and Texas; introduced in 1907

Pests\Problems: None

Significant Features: Drought tolerant; good russet-red to red fall color

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 5 – 8

Height: 20 – 30

Spread: equals height

Habit: Vigorous, erect and wide-spreading throughout

Light: Best in sun or partial shade

Soil: Well-drained, moderately fertile soil preferable

Flowers: true flowers are inconspicuous, surrounded by large pointed bracts 1 1/2 – 2 long; floral bracts are white and have a velvety texture

Fruit: none

Landscape use: Useful as specimen tree or accent in background; excellent border or hedge for large areas; attractive against large evergreens

History: One clone in a series of hybrids developed by Elwin Orton at Rutgers University. The hybrids resulted from crosses between C. kousa, C. florida, and C. nuttallii

Pests\Problems: None serious

Significant Features: Very floriferous; develops exfoliating bark charactersitics with age; leaves are dark green

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 6 – 9

Height: 70 – 80

Spread: 3/4 height

Habit: Rounded outline at maturity

Light: Best in full sun

Soil: Characteristic soil is dry and poor, but develops best on loamy ridges

Flowers: inconspicuous, hanging catkins

Fruit: acorn 1/2 long

Landscape use: Nice shade tree for use in large areas; similar uses to white oak

History: Native range is Virginia to Florida, west to southern Illinois and Arkansas; introduced in 1763

Pests\Problems: None

Significant Features: Leaves are dark green above and yellowish-brown beneath

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

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 6 – 9

Height: 60 – 70

Spread: close to 1/2 its height

Habit: Spreading branches forming a round-topped oblong head

Light: Sun or partial shade

Soil: Rich, moist soil preferable

Flowers: greenish-red, open in mid to late February

Fruit: winged fruit

Landscape use: Good lawn and street shade tree

History: Native range is Virginia to Florida, west to Illinois, Oklahoma, and Texas; introduced in 1820

Pests\Problems: Pests: bark aphid, wood borer, beech scale; Problems: powdery mildew (leaves appear white)

Significant Features: Corky, winged bark on branches

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 2 – 8

Height: 70 – 80 with a maximum of 100

Spread: equal or greater than height

Habit: In youth: weakly pyramidal to oval; At maturity: massive trunk and broad crown with stout branches

Light: Best in full sun

Soil: Very adaptable to various soils

Flowers: inconspicuous, hanging catkins

Fruit: acorn 3/4 – 1 1/2 long

Landscape use: Too large for home landscapes; excellent for parks or large areas

History: Native range is Nova Scotia to Pennsylvania, west to Manitoba and Texas; introduced in 1811

Pests\Problems: Pests: none; Problems: various types of galls; roots may crack driveway or patio surfaces if planted too close; powdery mildew; canker; anthracnose

Significant Features: Fringed acorn cup, exceptional size; some display corky ridges on small branches

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 4 – 9

Height: 70 – 75 with a maximum of 100

Spread: 40 – 50

Habit: Symmetrical with rounded crown; branches gradually spreading and curving upward

Light: Full sun or partial shade

Soil: Generally found on dry, sandy soils; well-drained, medium fertile; slightly moist soil preferable

Flowers: hanging catkins

Fruit: ovoid acorn 3/4 long enclosed in a deep, bowl-like cup

Landscape use: Excellent for framing, background, shade, and street plantings

History: Native range is Maine to Florida, west to Minnesota and Missouri; introduced in 1691

Pests\Problems: None

Significant Features: Excellent foliage; pleasing fall color; rapid growth

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 3 – 9

Height: 60 – 100

Spread: 50 – 80

Habit: Upright-rounded to broad-rounded with wide-spreading branches at maturity

Light: Best in full sun or partial shade

Soil: Best in deep, moist, well-drained soils, acidic soil preferable

Flowers: inconspicuous, hanging catkins

Fruit: acorn 1/2 long and wide

Landscape use: Majestic specimen tree, splendid for permanent planting in spacious areas; among the most handsome of oaks

History: Native range is Maine to Florida, west to Minnesota and Texas; introduced in 1724

Pests\Problems: Pests: none; Problems: various types of galls; roots may crack driveway or patio surfaces if planted too close; powdery mildew; canker; anthracnose

Significant Features: Massive spreading branches that twist with age; variable ashy gray bark often arranged in vertical blocks

Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 4 – 8

Height: 40 – 60 with a maximum of 100

Spread: 20 – 30

Habit: In youth: pyramidal, full and dense; At maturity: greatly variable

Light: Full sun

Soil: Rich, moist soil, well-drained preferable

Flowers: not showy; open before the leaves

Fruit: small, 1/2 – 3/4 long pods, 2 – 4 together on a short stalk

Landscape use: Excellent for residential properties, parks, golf courses, commercial areas

History: Native range is China and Japan; introduced in 1865

Pests\Problems: Pests: none; Problems: inconsequential sun scald and bark splitting

Significant Features: Yellow to magnificent apricot fall color; heart-shaped leaves