Blackjack oak occurs as a dominant tree in savannas and in forests adjacent to grasslands. It forms mixed stands with post oak (Quercus stellata) in the prairie transition area of central Oklahoma and Texas, where the eastern deciduous forests grade into the drier western. Very tolerant of drought. Not grown by many landscape nurseries but common in dry deciduous forests in the eastern US. Due to the coarse root system, the tree is often raised in fabric containers in field soil, is regularly root pruned in the field, or is grown in air root-pruning or copper root-pruning containers.