Northern Red Oak
Synonyms: Red Oak
Scientific Name: Quercus rubra
Fat, pumpkin-shaped acorns with very flat caps. Marcescent leaves (retention of dead leaves beyond autumn). Clustered terminal buds (like all oaks).
Northern Red Oak
Synonyms: Red Oak
Scientific Name: Quercus rubra
Northern Red Oak
| Genus species: | Quercus rubra | |||||||||||
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| Common Names: | Northern Red Oak, Red Oak | |||||||||||
| Family Name: | Fagaceae 
Deciduous trees; leaves alternate, simple, stipulate; flowers unisexual, regular, in catkins or spikes or solitary; fruit a nut subtended by an involucre (spiny bur or scaly cup). | |||||||||||
| Seed Type | Angiosperm | |||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Native | |||||||||||
| Category: | Tree | |||||||||||
| Identified by: | A. Swanson | |||||||||||
| Months in Bloom The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming. | ||||||||||||
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