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Description |
Landscape Characteristics |
| Mature Size: 60' tall by 60' wide | Growth Rate: Moderate - fast |
| Form / Shape: Round crown & ascending; massive branches low to the ground | Drought Tolerance: Adaptable |
| Flower / Fruit: Abundant nuts; acorns mature in second year in clusters of 2 to 5; flowering occurs April - May during or before leaf development | Soil: Well-drained uplands; clay, loam, sandy |
| Foliage: Dense; Brick-red Fall color; deciduous; alternate, elliptic, 10 - 25 cm long & 8 - 15 cm wide; dull green above & light dull green underside; Fall color - yellow-brown to russet red & bright red | Light: Full sun |
| Bark: Dark gray or black; shallowly furrowed into broad hard scaly ridges, inner bark red to pink | Pruning: |
| Uses: Shade tree; landscape tree; needs sufficient space to grow; tolerant of urban conditions; important source of hardwood lumber. |
King's Sunset Nursery
