Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Oak replacement, 1 by Pseudo

Pseudo wrote:
We recently lost this mature Quercus ellipsoidalis (Northern Pin Oak) to wilt and will have it removed late winter/early spring of 2014. Once I had it diagnosed as oak wilt, I immediately had an arborist out to treat the other NPO's along the driveway. I'd like to replace it with a tree that will grow at least moderately fast and provide seasonal interest. Any suggestions?

We like the view down the driveway, so whatever we put in will be limbed up. Also, I'd prefer not to plant a conifer on this site. It's full sun, but is partially shaded during mid afternoon. I'm considering one of the DED resistant elms, but just not sure this is the right way to go. A Sugar Maple clone might also work here, but concerned our thin, sandy soils might prove too stressful in the long run. Does anyone have experience with A. s. 'Green Mountain'? It's supposedly more tolerant of dry soils.