
It holds dead brown leaves through the entire winter and dumps them in March — after the fall cleanup crews have finished and often after the last yard-waste pickup of the season. That off-calendar drop is the number one reason homeowners call about this tree, and it is a scheduling fact worth quoting around.
Roughly 50–60 ft in the open with a broad rounded crown, taller and narrower when forest-grown, and it comfortably exceeds 100 years. Mid-to-upper removal bracket — smaller than a mature bur or white oak, but the wood is dense and heavy for its size.