GIS Coordinate:
N40 21.220 W94 53.107
Trail Number:
C5
Family:
Fagaceae
Foliage:
Leaves alternate, simple, 5 to 8 inches long with seven to eleven lobes that are upward pointing. Excellent red fall color
Native Locale:
Nova Scotia to Pennsylvania, west to Minnesota and Iowa
Mature Height:
60 to 75 feet
Mature Width:
60 to 75 feet
Hardiness Zones:
Zone 3b to 7(8)
Soil Preference:
Prefers sandy loam soils, well drained, acid soils
Growth Habit:
Rounded in youth, in old age often round-topped and symmetrical
Rate of Growth:
Fast, 2' over 10 year period
Disease and Insect:
Some are of concern: Anthracnose, basal canker, canker, leaf blister, leaf spots, powdery mildew, rust, twig blights, wilt, wood decay, shoe-string root rot, various galls, scales, gypsy moth, yellow-necked caterpillar, pin oak sawfly, saddleback caterpillar, oak skeletonizer, asiatic oak weevil, two- lined chestnut borer, flatheaded borer, leaf miner, oak lace bug and oak mite
Landscape Value:
n/a
Additional Notes:
