Particularly indicated for alkaline soils; does not suffer chlorosis like, or droop branches as much as, the common pin oak Q. palustris (Dirr and UFL outnumber Missouri BG on this count; I suspect that Missouri BG's text mentioning chlorosis might have been copied from their writeup of another oak like common pin oak).
The fact that Dirr/Warren claimed leaves persist "into late fall" instead of "into winter" (like they say for other oaks) indicates to me that this tree is not as marcescent as other oaks.
Sources: Dirr, UFL, Missouri BG, Dirr/Warren.
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