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Northern Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Photo courtesy of Eastern Illinois University.
Northern red oak may be the most widely planted oak. Nursery production in containers produces trees with a more fibrous root system for transplanting.
Red oak's specific epithet, rubra, Latin for "red," refers to this tree's beautiful fall color. Even the leaf petioles on red oak can be a bright red. Because it is a fast-growing oak with good wood, red oak is managed for timber production. Commonly used as an ornamental tree in North America, it is one of the most popular exotic oaks grown in Europe.
Red oak has hanging male catkins that shed pollen as the leaves emerge. The acorns are large with a shallow cap that covers only one-fourth of the acorn. Like other red oaks, acorns mature in the second year.
The national champion red oak (134 feet) is in North Carolina in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Introduction: Quercus rubra, the "red oak," is a member of the red oak group with lobed leaves and is one of the most widely distributed oaks in North America. Red oak is a hardy tree with beautiful red or brown fall color. It has an attractive branching pattern and beautiful furrowed bark during winter months.
Culture: Red oak prefers full sun and acidic, well-drained sandy loam. This species will survive when exposed to air pollution but develops chlorosis in high pH soils.
Botanical Information
Native habitat: Central and eastern North America.
Growth habit: Red oak has a straight trunk and a dense, round crown.
Tree size: Fast-growing oak that can attain a height of 60 to 75 feet with a similar spread.
Flower and fruit: Female flowers are inconspicuous; male catkins are pendulous. The 3/4- to 1-inch-long acorn is covered by a shallow cap.
Leaf: The leaf has sharply pointed, coarsely toothed lobes. The upper surface is dark green and the lower surface is pale. Fall color is red or brown.
Hardiness: Winter hardy to USDA Zone 3.
Additional information: Red oak has a relatively fibrous root system and is therefore easier to transplant than other oaks.
Northern Red Oak Trees... The trees are between 12" and 24" tall when shipped... And shipped Bare Root...
Shipping and planting times are winter and spring months. Please choose from following months: November thru April. But we will make exceptions with limited warranties due to heat during shipping.
And, any tree shipped during normal green and growth months ...which is May through October is going to arrive with brown, burned leaves. They will recover and go green again, but they are going to look dead on arrival.
PRICING AS FOLLOWS:
2 Northern Red Oak Trees = $12.95 plus $9.50 s/h.
10 Northern Red Oak Trees = $33.95 plus $12.50 s/h.
25 Northern Red Oak Trees = $49.95 plus $20.00 s/h.
50 Northern Red Oak Trees = $89.95 plus $25.00 s/h.
100 Northern Red Oak Trees = $178.00 plus $32.50 s/h.
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