Quercus rubra
Red Oak
Northern red oak (Quercus rubra) is a large shade tree with pointed, deeply lobed leaves. Its rounded crown widens with age, and the foliage develops red to brown tones before falling.
Its structure combines a tapered crown and dense branching. Growth is fast. The leaves are shed for winter. Autumn foliage can bring brown and red tones.
Choose a site in full sun or partial shade. Provide acidic, well-drained soil and maintain even moisture.
Size
• Height: 50-70 ft
• Width: 50-75 ft
Hardiness
• USDA Zones: 4a–8b
Best Uses
• Provide Shade
• Specimen
• Street Tree
• Home Orchard
• Pollinator garden
- Plant type
- Deciduous Tree
- Height
- 50-70 ft
- Width
- 50-75 ft
- Hardiness zones
- 4a–8b
- Sunlight
- Full sun to part shade
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Bloom time
- Spring
- Flower color
- Green, Yellow
- Leaf color
- Green
- Fall color
- Brown, Red
- Fruit color
- Brown, Red
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Songbirds
- Soil
- Acidic, Loamy, Moist well-drained, Sandy
- Landscape use
- Home Orchard, Pollinator garden, Provide Shade, Specimen, Street Tree
- Shape
- Dense, Pyramidal, Rounded, Upright
- Bark
- Furrowed, Scaly
- Fruit
- Yes
- Fragrant
- No
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Salt tolerant
- No
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
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