This lovely large tree is a common climax forest tree in uplands from southern New England down to central Alabama in the Piedmont and Appalachian Mountains of the East to far southern Illinois & Indiana. It grows about 1 foot/year and lives 200 to 300 years or more. It likes well-drained acid soils. It bears a large acorn to about 1.5 inches that is loved by birds and mammals. It develops a large taproot so it is difficult to transplant, but it can be done B&B in early spring. Some native plant nurseries offer this. Someone must have planted one in a narrow parkway in Downingtown, PA where I took two shots of the whole tree.

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