A grand, spreading oak with good drought tolerance and smaller acorns. Leaves, comparatively long and skinny, are easy to distinguish from other oaks. Like all oaks, it’s nuts and many host insects make it excellent for wildlife support!

Pollination: 2+ individuals needed.

Light: Full Sun, Part Sun/Shade

Soil Moisture: Mesic, Dry Mesic, Dry

Soil Type: Silt Loam, Clay Loam, Rocky Loam

Height: 40’-90’

Width: 50’-70’

Bloom Color: -

Bloom Time: April

Fruit: Acorns are particularly bitter, smaller, and mature in fall.

Fall Color: Red, Brown

Root Type: Taproot

Notable Wildlife Interactions: Like other oaks it hosts a wide variety of insects including multiple hairstreak butterflies, multiple duskywing skippers, dozens of moth species including the cecropia, treehoppers, leafhoppers, wasps, and beetles. Acorns are eaten by many animals including turkey, blue jays, bobwhite, woodpeckers, nuthatches, squirrels, and deer. Mature trees provide valuable habitat for cavity nesters and insect eating birds. Commonly browsed by deer.

Notes: Leaves are fairly variable. Takes up to 30 years to produce acorns.