Southern Planters 1 -Gallon Shade Willow Oak In pot (with soil)

Willow oak is a member of the red oak family with willow-shaped leaves. The fine foliage of the willow oak is one of its best ornamental features. The willow oak has excellent texture, rounded form, attractive bark and beautiful winter features. Widely used as a shade tree and for avenue plantings, the fast-growing willow oak can reach over 60 feet in height with more than a 30 to 40 foot spread. The pyramidal shape in youth gives way to a rounded canopy in middle and old age, with lower branches drooping toward the ground. The long, light green willow-like leaves create dense shade and a graceful effect turning bright yellow before they fall. It thrives in moist, well-drained, acidic soil and full sun. The willow oak will tolerate pollution and drought and is considered a trouble-free tree as long as soil pH is acidic. Willow oak has a fibrous root system and is therefore easy to transplant. It is hardy in Zones 5-9.