well.. if you tell us your area.. i am sure someone can opine ...

in my MI yard i have black ..., red .... scarlet.. shingle ... bicolor/white .. and robur

fall color is extremely variable.. and may i suggest.. that you choose one in fall.. when it is in color;.. to insure you get a great one ...

ken

I have clay soil with a PH of 7.5
Can you please tell me what information will be very help so I can best answer your questions.

I am not sure what information you are looking for.

Be mindful that many of our oaks are broadly divided into the red oak group (e.g.: northern red oak, shumard, nutall, pin, scarlet) and the white oak group (e.g.: white, swamp white, burr oak).

Give us some idea of how large your yard is. Do you like dead leaves to hang on the tree during winter (as they tend to with Shumard and Pin Oak) or not (as with my Nutall Oak)? How important is Fall color (Burr Oak are lacking in this)? How important is fast growth (red reputedly grow a bit faster than white)? Are you urban, suburban or rural? Is this tree near a road that gets salted due to ice?

What size, height & spread, would you ultimately like to see? Some white oak, and especially burr oak, get massive over a very long time. Many oaks are considered legacy trees that future generations will enjoy.

Richard.

In general I will answer yes. I have a slight preference for scarlet or white oak, in general.

Oh hey, no one ever thinks of this, do you ever park your hot rod near where you will be planting this oak? I could not stand the thought of acorns bouncing off the 68.

My backyard is 70' long X 50' wide or wider, I do not like leaves hanging on the tree during winter. I really like Fall Color. I believe in a slow growing tree for you have less trouble with them and they are hardwood trees. I live in the suburban area. This tree would be in my backyard with NO roads going by.

I would like to see the tree get around 40 feet gave or take and have a spread of 30 feet give or take.

I hope that this will help you.

The tree that I am looking at is a Northern Red Oak.