Scientific name: Quercus rubra

Common name:  red oak

Family name: Fagaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 5

Mature height and spread: 22-30m tall, 15-25m wide

Form: spreading, round

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: acidic

Leaf arrangement: simple. Alternate

Fall colour: yellow/red

Flower/cone/fruit description: Catkin; not showy. Brown nut.

Limitations: Large scale. Not residential. Full sun. Susceptible to oak leaf skeletonizer pest.

Suitable uses: Specimen plant.

Quick ID: Dec. Tree. Lobed. Simple. Alternate. Elliptic. Pointed lobs (7-11, but not as deep sinuses as pin oak). Buds dark red. Brown nut. Leaves variable in shape and size.

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