Flowers:
Brown (Not ornamentally important)
Foliage:
Green (Lustrous, dark yellowish-green foliage in summer); Brown (Variable fall color, but generally a poor yellow-brown)
Soil:
Very tolerant of soils, even dry, alkaline soils, but grows poorly on wet, acidic soils
Range:
Eastern United States to New Mexico
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves (4-6.5" long) are alternate, simple, oblong-lanceolate, coarsely toothed (8-13 pairs of incurved teeth). Light brown or pale margined, ovoid, imbricate buds. Acorn (0.75-1.5") has a thin cap that covers up to 50% of nut.
