Landscape Uses
The turkey oak is a perfect choice for a smallish canopy tree (25-50 ft.) in dry, sandy conditions.  Turkey oak is  moderately fast growing and belongs in a native landscape.

Fun Facts
The bark and twigs of turkey oak contain valuable materials for tanning leather.  Turkey oak is named so for its 3-lobed leaves, which resemble a turkeys foot. Because the oak tree was dedicated to Thor, the mythological god of thunder, it was believed that an oak tree could never be struck by lightning.  A possible carry over from the folklore are acorn-shaped wooden pulls which are thought to protect a house.