Botanical Name
Quercus rubra
Common Name
Northern Red Oak
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Height:
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60-80' |
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Spread:
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50' |
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Shape:
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Pyramidal in youth, rounded at maturity |
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Foliage:
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Glossy, dark green |
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Fall Foliage:
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Red to red-brown |
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Exposure:
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Full Sun |
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Zone:
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4-8 |
DESCRIPTION: The fastest growing Oak and one of the easiest to transplant, this tree is great for street use or as a landscape tree. The foliage is dense and lustrous and leaves hang on the tree into winter. Named the 1999 Iowa Tree of the Year.
©2005 Bailey Nurseries, Inc.
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