Red and White Oaks - Quercus sp.:
Oaks are the state tree of Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland and New Jersey. Oaks have always suffered from a "slow growth" image to the favor of short-lived exotics. I think this is a bad wrap and I'm thankful to those with patience who planted our cultivated red and white oaks.
I especially want to encourage the planting of red, white and live oaks which includes the northern and southern reds, scarlet, laurel, water, bur, American white.
Oaks are the state tree of Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland and New Jersey. Oaks have always suffered from a "slow growth" image to the favor of short-lived exotics. I think this is a bad wrap and I'm thankful to those with patience who planted our cultivated red and white oaks.
I especially want to encourage the planting of red, white and live oaks which includes the northern and southern reds, scarlet, laurel, water, bur, American white.
Habit and Range:
You can find an oak species growing naturally in all 48 states. There are white and live oaks in the west. Live, red and white oaks populate the east - oaks are everywhere and are the most popular tree in the United States. In fact, the oak has been selected as America's national tree by the National Arbor Day Foundation.
You can find an oak species growing naturally in all 48 states. There are white and live oaks in the west. Live, red and white oaks populate the east - oaks are everywhere and are the most popular tree in the United States. In fact, the oak has been selected as America's national tree by the National Arbor Day Foundation.
Strong Cultivars:
White Oaks - 'Jasper', 'Lincoln', 'Crimson Spire'
Red Oaks - None found.
Live Oaks - 'Highrise', 'Southern Shade'
White Oaks - 'Jasper', 'Lincoln', 'Crimson Spire'
Red Oaks - None found.
Live Oaks - 'Highrise', 'Southern Shade'
Oak Plant Hardiness Zones:
Oaks hardy through zone 3 if selected from northern sources...
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Oaks hardy through zone 3 if selected from northern sources...
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Expert Comments: "Bur oak...is a majestic, rugged tree, extremely variable even for an oak, and tolerates a wide range of habitats...under favorible conditions, it ranks among the most impressive of all trees." - Guy Sternberg, Native Trees for North American Landscapes
"If but one oak could grace my garden, this (scarlet oak) would be the choice."- Michael Dirr, Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs
"Amoung the 600 or so oak species...an elite few of these, in the right place at the right time, have inspired the kind of awe and legend attached to gods and heroes. Such trees are mainly of the white oak group." - Arthur Plotnik, The Urban Tree Book
"If but one oak could grace my garden, this (scarlet oak) would be the choice."- Michael Dirr, Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs
"Amoung the 600 or so oak species...an elite few of these, in the right place at the right time, have inspired the kind of awe and legend attached to gods and heroes. Such trees are mainly of the white oak group." - Arthur Plotnik, The Urban Tree Book
