American Dream Oak is a medium-sized native deciduous tree with a broad pyramidal crown and short trunk. The large, glossy dark green lobed foliage with a silvery-white underside emerge bright green and turns shades of yellow, orange, and brown in fall. Best grown in full sun and rich, moist, acidic well-drained soils. Drought and wet soils tolerant. American Dream has strong resistance to anthracnose and powdery mildew.
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Northeast US |
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Height: |
40’ - 50’ |
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Spread: |
30’ - 40’ |
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Spacing: |
35’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
3 - 8 |
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Bloom Color: |
Green |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Chlorosis is common in alkaline or neutral soils. Oaks are susceptible to a large number of diseases, including oak wilt, blight, root rot, anthracnose, oak leaf blister, cankers, leaf spots, and powdery mildew. Potential insect pests include scale, oak skeletonizer, leaf miner, galls, oak lace bugs, borers, caterpillars and nut weevils.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Gardens, Privacy Screen, and Shade Tree.
COMPANION PLANTS: Spirea, Burning Bush, Serviceberry
IMAGES: Liné1, Quercus bicolor leaves 01 by Line1, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Wil540 art, 05 17 2022 McKibbin Street Quercus bicolor, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown
