Description

Northern Red Oak

DESCRIPTION	Outstanding large pyramidal tree displays brilliant orange, brown and red fall coloring. An excellent shade tree for large lawns or parks. Sends roots deep, easy to garden under. Deciduous.
LIGHT	Full sun
WATERING	Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
BLOOMS	Inconspicuous; prized for foliage.
MATURE SIZE	Moderate growing; reaches 60 to 80 ft. tall, 35 to 40 ft. wide.

DECIDUOUS/EVERGREEN	Deciduous
SPECIAL FEATURES	Fall Color, North American Native Selection, Benefits Birds
GROWTH RATE	Moderate
GROWTH HABIT	Spreading

LANDSCAPE USE	Privacy Screen
DESIGN IDEAS	A beautiful specimen tree for sizeable homesites and suburban yards. Exceptional street tree and for large scale effects in institutional planting. American native suitable for naturalization in open space and reforestation projects in rural or urban applications.
FOLIAGE COLOR	Green
COMPANION PLANTS	Burning Bush (Euonymus); Snowberry (Symphoricarpos); Spirea (Spiraea); Magnolia (Magnolia); Serviceberry (Amelanchier)

CARE	Provide deep, fertile, acidic, loose, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly during first few growing seasons to establish extensive root system; once established, reduce frequency. Feed in early spring. Prune to removed dead or damaged branches in winter.

LORE	This is from the fact that the ancient tree-worshipping tribes often queried very large old oak trees believed to contain powerful spirits that could foretell the future.

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