It grows to 60 feet, making it a good specimen tree or tall windbreak. It can grow as tall as 80 feet high, which makes it a good windbreak in situations where drought-resistance is important. It does best in a location with full sun and moist to dry soil. Under ideal conditions it can grow up to 60 feet tall, so it makes a good hedge. It does well in sun or shade and moist soil and reaches heights of 70 feet.
Shade trees provide shade in summer.
All do best in moist soils and full sun although Red maple and American hophornbeam also do well in light shade. Many native shade trees develop good fall color. It tolerates wet spring soil. Mature trees can grow as tall as 75 feet. It reaches heights of 30 feet and tolerates some periodic flooding.