Flower Notes:
Brown (Not ornamentally important)
Foliage Notes:
Green (Deep blue-green leaves are pale green beneath; summer); Brown (Fall)
Fruit Notes:
Brown (Interesting, elongated, oval acorns in fall)
Soil Notes:
Prefers well-drained soil, but is pH tolerant
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Blue-green leaves have rounded lobes, with basal-most being small and auriculate (resembling an earlobe). Buds are imbricate, plump, angled, reddish brown, and clustered. Stems are greenish-gray with new growth angled. Acorn is elongated.
