The
Northern Red Oak TreeScientific Name:
Quercus borealis
The Northern Red Oak tree's
Mature Height is 50 - 60 feet, Mature Spread 50 - 60 feet, Soil
Type Widely Adaptable, Moisture Widely Adaptable, Mature Form
Round, Growth Rate Rapid, Sun Exposure Full Sun, Flower Color
Yellowish, Green Insignificant, Fall Color Red, Foliage Color
Green, Zones 3-8.
The Northern Red Oak tree,
Quercus borealis, is known for its strength and brilliant fall
color. Northern Red Oak trees are used as a specimen tree and
also for wildlife. It has moderate water requirements and has a
moderate tolerance to salt and alkali soils. The form of this
tree is rounded and the ascending, usually massive branches,
tend to branch low to the ground.
Fall colors are from yellow-brown to russet-red and bright red.
New leaves have a reddish tinge in the spring. Commercially
valuable wood. They will bear acorns in 10-12 years in the
nursery. Does best in well-drained soils. A very widely planted
tree.
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