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.