Northern red oak
Quercus rubra
NORTHERN RED OAK
Fagaceae
E. North America
Location: map coordinates F-8 (near Loop Road, north of Jenkins Hall), N 39°11'16'' W 75°32'44''
Planting history: presently unknown.
Description:
Native species, State Rank S5 (very common in Delaware)
NORTHERN RED OAK
Fagaceae
E. North America
Location: map coordinates F-8 (near Loop Road, north of Jenkins Hall), N 39°11'16'' W 75°32'44''
Planting history: presently unknown.
Description:
- large deciduous tree
- etymology: Quercus = the Latin name; rubra = red (autumn color)
- leaves simple, alternate, lobed, dull above; colorful in autumn
- monoecious (separate male and female flowers on same tree); flowers tiny; male flowers in drooping catkins, female flowers inconspicuous
- fruit is an acorn (develops from ovary of female flower)
- in the “red/black oak group”: leaf lobes with bristle-tips; acorn matures in 2 years, relatively bitter and inedible unless processed
- end buds clustered (typical of oaks)
- fast-growing, tolerant of urban conditions
- native habitat moist woods
Native species, State Rank S5 (very common in Delaware)
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