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Illustration of Northern Red Oak - Charles Sprague Sargent Tree Leaf Plate

Botanist Charles Sprague Sargent's Tree Illustration Collection

Northern Red Oak grows all over the eastern United States with the exception of the Southern coastal plain.
Northern Red Oak, Quercus rubra

Northern Red Oak, Quercus rubra

Charles Sprague Sargent
Northern red oak (Quercus rubra), also known as common red oak, eastern red oak, mountain red oak, and gray oak, is widespread in the East and grows on a variety of soils and topography, often forming pure stands. Moderate to fast growing, this tree is one of the more important lumber species of red oak and is an easily transplanted, popular shade tree with good form and dense foliage.

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