Age / Size: 1-0, 2-0 / 18-24" · Height: up to 98 ft (30 m); rarely 160 ft (50 m) · Spread: wide-spreading crown; trunk up to 10 ft (3 m) diameter

 Crown shape: Large, long-lived oak with strong branches and a broad crown

 Light: Full sun · Soil: Rich bottomland to poor rocky slopes and dry or clay soils; more tolerant of alkaline soils than most oaks · Moisture: Drought tolerant, partly through a long taproot · Zones: not stated · Growth rate: One of the slowest-growing oaks — about 12 in (30 cm) per year when young; a well-established tree can grow up to 20 in per year

 Flowers / fruit: Very large acorns, 1-2 in long and 0.75-1.5 in broad — the largest of any North American oak

 Wildlife & landscape: Acorns a major wildlife food; black bears tear off branches to reach them; deer and porcupine eat leaves, twigs and bark

 Native range: Central and eastern North America

 Cautions: Strong branches, drought tolerance, winter hardiness and freedom from serious insects or diseases. The long taproot makes transplanting difficult. Oak wilt, chestnut blight, shoestring root rot, anthracnose, cankers, leaf spots, powdery mildew; scale, skeletonizer, leaf miner, galls, lace bugs, borers, nut weevils.

 Sources: NC State Extension · Wikipedia

PICK-UP INSTRUCTIONS: All Tree Sale orders are to be picked up at Farmstead Flats (6338 Lovers Lane, Portage, MI 49002) - on April 16th, 2026 (9am-5pm) and/or April 17th, 2026 (9am-12pm)