Likes well drained soil, can tolerate some additional summer water. Good oak for inland valley Quercus lobata Valley Oak. Moderate rate of growth. Foliage is deciduous with leaves 3 to 4 inches long and lobed. Dark green above and lighter below.
Single trunk is a gray colored with checkered bark.
Tree tolerates alkaline soil and heat. Outer limbs sometimes touch ground. Half hardy and drought tolerant once established. Bark is dark brown with ridges and fissures. Needles bluish green, in fascicles of 3 and 5 to 12 inches long.