GIS Coordinate:
N40 21.126 W94 52.980
Trail Number:
T3
Family:
Fagaceae
Foliage:
Leaves alternate, simple, 3 to 6 inches long and deeply lobed
Native Locale:
Massachusetts to Delaware, west to Wisconsin and Arkansas
Mature Height:
60 to 70 feet
Mature Width:
25 to 40 feet
Hardiness Zones:
Zone 4 to 8
Soil Preference:
Prefers moist, rich, acid, well drained soil
Growth Habit:
Strongly pyramidal, usually with a central leader; the lower branches pendulous, the middle horizontal, and the upper upright; in old age the tree assumes an oval-pyramidal form and loses many of the lower branches
Rate of Growth:
One of the fastest growing oaks
Disease and Insect:
Galls, iron chlorosis
Landscape Value:
n/a
Additional Notes:
