Uniform habit and easy to transplant. Rounding out with age.
Native bottomland species. Tolerance of soil compaction is debated, as is sandy soil tolerance (Cal Poly vs. NCSU and the USDA) and drought tolerance (UFL and Dirr/Warren vs. USDA).
Dirr/Warren do not mention persistent leaves like they do on so many other deciduous oaks, so I have to assume that it drops leaves cleanly.
'Dahlonega' (Green Spring) leafs out weeks earlier and turns orange-red in fall. 'QLFTB' (Highbeam) has upswept branches and fast growth. 'Hopeulikit' (Marquee) is upswept with more lustrous leaves than the species. 'QLRS10' (Resilience) is noted for clean leaf drop and textured bark. 'QLR552' (Streamline) also drops leaves cleanly but is more oval/upright.
Sources: UFL, Cal Poly, Missouri BG, Dirr, USDA, Dirr/Warren.
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