Flowers:
Brown (Catkins in spring; not ornamentally important)
Foliage:
Green (Very lustrous, rich green in the summer); Brown (Fall; not ornamentally important)
Fruit:
Brown (0.5" long, shallow-capped acorns in the fall; borne singly or in pairs)
Soil:
Prefers acidic, well-drained loams, but tolerates sand and poor soils, and even short-term flooding
Range:
Southeastern United States
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are 5-9" long, 4-5" wide, alternate, and simple. The leaves have sickle-shaped sinuses and bristle-tipped lobes, usually concentrated near the apex, with the number per leaf varying from 3-7 on the same tree. The red-brown imbricate buds are 0.25" long, ovoid, and have a fine pubescence that is most dense near the apex. Shallowly capped, 0.5" acorns, emerging in the fall, have alternating vertical lines of light and dark brown coloration that is not always distinctive.
