Botanical Name: Quercus rubra
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Common Name: Northern Red Oak  
Plant photo of: Quercus rubra
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

40-60', 60-100'

 

Flower Color

n/a

 

Flower Season

n/a

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

Brown

 

Fruit Color

Brown

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Connon Nursery

  • Description

  • Notes

The Northern Red oak is a relatively fast growing oak, with a rounded to broad crown, growing to 50 to 70 feet tall and wide. Leaves are classically "oak-like" and a rich green, turning reddish-brown in the autumn. Its acorns are about an inch long with a saucer-like cap. Bark is deep brown to nearly black, with young bark being very smooth and older bark having interesting fissures and ridges. An attractive, long-lived shade tree.