ZONE:
4
HEIGHT:
16-22 m
SPREAD:
15-20 m
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Quercus rubra - Red Oak - Fall Colour
Quercus rubra - Red Oak - Fall Colour - Photo courtesy of J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co.
Quercus rubra - Red Oak - Photo courtesy of J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co.
Quercus rubra - Red Oak - Leaves Emerging in Spring
ZONE:
4
HEIGHT:
16-22 m
SPREAD:
15-20 m
A slow-growing large specimen shade tree at maturity, it needs a large space in which to grow. Acorns are a favourite food of wildlife.
(Native) Oaks, according to Tallamy, support 534 species of lepidoptera (butterfly and moth) caterpillars– more than any other native tree or plant.
