Landscape Uses
This oak grows relatively fast.  It provides summertime shade and brilliant color in the winter months for a large landscape.

Propagation
Acorns

Pests
Susceptible to wilts and leaf disease.

Special Note
The acorns serve as a food source for birds and mammals.  Relatively fast growth rate.

Fun Facts
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.  Acorn-shaped wooden pulls, which are thought to protect a house, are a possible carry over from this folklore.