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Eastern White Oak (Quercus alba)This species is very large but sometimes not as tall as other oaks. Heights range from 60 to 150 feet and generally depend on the environment each tree grows in. Open spaces allow the eastern white oak to branch out and develop a wide silhouette, whereas those growing in a denser forest tend to become taller. Scarlet oak shortleaf pine Shumard oak white pine yellow-poplar Trees Likely to Be Found Growing on Dry, South-Facing, Middle Slopes ash black oak blackgum blackjack oak chestnut oak chinkapin oak eastern redcedar hackberry hickory loblolly pine locust post oak red maple scarlet oak shortleaf pine sourwood Virginia pine.

Red Oak Trees are broadleaf deciduous trees native to North America. The red oak category has many great photos of red oaks. You will find lots of good oak tree pictures with oak tree facts, types of oaks and information below, more oak tree pictures on the way soon

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Red Oak Tree Scientific Name: Quercus rubra

Red Oak Tree Types

• Black Oak Tree, Quercus velutina
• California Black Oak Tree
• Cherrybark Oak Tree
• Laurel Oak Tree, evergreen oak tree harvested for its cork bark
• Pin Oak Tree, Quercus palustris
• Scarlet Oak Tre
• Shumard Oak Tree
• Southern Red Oak
• Water Oak Tree
• Willow Oak Tree

Red Oak Tree Facts:

Red oak trees include different varieties of red oaks including water oak, willow oak, pin oak and cherrybark oak.

All oaks trees are deciduous trees with toothed leaves and heavy, furrowed bark. The fruit is, of course, the acorn. Like other deciduous trees, most oaks shed their leaves in fall. However, in warmer areas of the continent, some varieties, the live oaks, keep their greenery throughout the winter. Oak Trees have always been economically important for their hard, strong wood which has a multitude of purposes including furniture and flooring. The oak tree also have landscape uses although mature trees can dominate smaller sites.

Red Oak Tree Acorns are the fruit of the red oak tree referred to as nuts. Red acorns are classified as bitter and are not for human consumption but are enjoyed by many forest animals, such as squirrel, deer, mice. The red acorn has a shallow saucer like cap and a broad rounded acorn.

Oak, Red
Quercus rubra
An impressive tree with a stately, broad-rounded form. Suitable for larger areas. Dark green leaves in the summer, turn showy red in the fall. Slow to moderate growth rate. Prefers acidic, moist, well-drained soil and full sun. Grows 50'-80', with an equal spread.
Type of tree: Northern Red Oak
The Red Oak falls into the following type(s): Shade Trees
Mature Height:
The Red Oak grows to be 50 - 60 feet in height.
Mature Spread:
The Red Oak has a spread of about 50' - 80' at full maturity.
Growth Rate:
The red oak is one of the fastest growing oak trees and can live up to 150 years
Sun:
Red oak prefers full sun, but can tolerate some shade.
Soil:
Grows in a variety of soils but prefers acidic, loamy, moist, sandy, well-drained soil.
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Shape:
This oak has rounded shape.
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Description:
An impressive tree with a stately, broad-rounded form. Suitable for larger areas. Dark green leaves in the summer, turn showy red in the fall. Slow to moderate growth rate. Prefers acidic, moist, well-drained soil and full sun. Grows 50'-80', with an equal spread.

Red Oak Identification

Red Oak leaves generally have pointed lobes, while those of the White Oak Tree are rounded.

Red Oak Wood

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Red oak is a little bit cheaper than white oak.

Red oak is less dense and has a more open grain than white oak and should only be used for indoor applications like cabinets and furniture.

Red Oak Tree Trivia

Northern red oak is the provincial tree of Prince Edward Island and the state tree of New Jersey.

The wood of northern red oak is hard and strong. It is used for making flooring, furniture, railroad ties and veneers.

Northern red oak acorns are a source of food for small mammals as well as blue jays, white-tailed deer, and black bears.

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Oak Tree: Great shade tree to sit under on hot summer days, almost feels the temperature is dropped 5-10 degrees less. Mature oak tree can grow quite tall at 40-50 feet plus so do not plant too close to the house.

Oaks: Oak tree leaves stay on the tree for a longer time than say themaple tree. This means that one will be raking the oak leaves into late fall or if snow falls early, possibly the following spring.

Oak Tree Leaves: Oak leaves are hardy, some stay on the tree throughout winter and well into early spring. Old dry brown leaves are pushed away with new leaf growth. Oak trees which are protected from wind, snow and ice will hold their leaves longer. This is most noticeable when leaves at the top of the tree are long gone but oak leaves on the lower branches are still hanging on.

Red Oak Wood

Red Oak wood is hard and strong. It is popular for use in making cabinets, decorative plywood and mill work.

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It is often used for home furnishings, quality furniture, flooring and craftwork.

Red Oak has a distinctive wood grain that is enhanced by the application of stain and varnish on floors and furniture.

Red Oak Tree Trivia

The Red Oak is the provincial tree of Prince Edward Island and also the state tree of New Jersey.

Red Oak is often planted as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens for its rich fall colors.

Acorns on a red oak tree take two years to ripen but the red oak tree still produces a crop of acorns every year.

Oak Tree References

Red Oak Trees, Scientific name: Quercus falcata Michx. - Factual and detailed accounting of the southern red oak in the US, the characteristics, classification of Quercus falcata Michx or southern red oak

Red Oak Tree Leaves: Red Oak leaves are long, with 7-11 toothed lobes. Old dry brown leaves are push on their way with new leaf growth. Oak tree leaves which are protected from wind, snow and ice will hold their leaves longer. This is most noticeable where the top leaves are long gone but oak leaves lower on the tree still are hanging on.

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Quercus marilandica, the blackjack oak, is a small oak, one of the red oak groupQuercus sect. Lobatae. It is native to the eastern and central United States, from Long Island to Florida, west as far as Texas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska. There are reports of a few isolated populations in southern Michigan, but these appear to represent introductions.^[5][6]

Quercus marilandica is a small deciduoustree growing to 15 meters (49 feet) tall, with bark cracked into rectangular black plates with narrow orange fissures. The leaves are 7–20 cm (3–8 in) long and broad, and typically flare from a tapered base to a broad three-lobed bell shape with only shallow indentations. They are dark green and glossy above, pubescent underneath, and often remain attached to the twigs through the winter after turning colors from red to brown in the fall. The acorn is small, 12–20 mm (0.47–0.79 in) long and 10–18 mm (0.39–0.71 in) broad; like other red oaks, it takes 18 months to mature.^[7]

Habitat and distribution[edit]

The blackjack oak grows in poor, thin, dry, rocky or sandy soils where few other woody plants can thrive, usually on low ground, from sea level up to approximately 2,800 feet (850 meters) in altitude. Some commentators say that it does not have the beautiful form of many oaks, but is nonetheless a valuable tree for growing in problem sites.^[8] Some say that the tree is 'tough but ugly', but also underappreciated.^[9][10] At times the tree has even been actively eradicated to provide room for trees deemed to be more commercially valuable.^[11]

It is sometimes an understory tree in pine stands on sandy knolls in the southeastern US. Along the coastal plain of New Jersey the probability of finding this species is increased in relatively sunny, open areas such as those near coastal salt marshes. It often occurs near scarlet and post oaks as well as pitch pine; understory companions include winged sumac, bracken, sweetfern, and bayberry, and can be found as far north as parts of Ohio^[12] and New York.

A variety, Quercus marilandica Münchhausen var. asheiSudworth,^[7] grows in the western portions of its range – northern Texas, Oklahoma, and into southern Kansas. In this area, blackjack and post oak form a semi-savanna area composed of forested strips intermixed with prairie grass glades along the eastern edge of the southern Great Plains. This semi-savanna is known as the Cross Timbers.^[13][14][15] Scrub forms of Q. marilandica dominate on many chert glades along with Q.stellata in Arkansas's Ozark plateau.^[16]

Blackjack oak sometimes hybridizes with bear oak (Quercus ilicifolia), forming a hybrid known as Q. × brittonii.^[17]

Blackjacks in the Cross Timbers can grow from 50 to 60 feet (15 to 18 m) high with a trunk diameter of 16 inches (41 cm), but seldom reach more than 40 feet (12 m). The leaves are from 4 to 10 inches (10 to 25 cm) in length and about the same width. Blackjack acorns provide food for both whitetail deer and wild turkey. Blackjacks may, however, cause tannic acid poisoning in cattle.

Uses[edit]

The wood is very dense and produces a hot flame when burned, which functions as an excellent source of heat for barbecues and wood-burning stoves. However, the wood is not desirable for wood fireplaces because the heat causes popping, thereby increasing the risk of house fires.^[18]

Traditionally blackjack wood is used as both a fuel and smoke wood for barbecue in Oklahoma.

References[edit]

1. ^Wenzell, K.; Kenny, L. (2015). 'Quercus marilandica'. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2017.old-form url
2. ^Münchhausen, Otto von (1770). 'Verzeichniß der Bäume und Stauden, welche in Deutschland fortkommen'. Der Hausvater. 5. Hannover: Försters und Sohns Erben. pp. 253: diagnosis in Latin, description in German in Teutonic script.
3. ^'Quercus marilandica (L.) Münchh'. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 October 2017 – via The Plant List.
4. ^'Quercus marilandica Münchh'. Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
5. ^'Quercus marilandica Range Map'(PDF). United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original(PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
6. ^'Quercus marilandica'. County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
7. ^ ^abNixon, Kevin C. (1997). 'Quercus marilandica'. In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 3. New York and Oxford. Retrieved 31 October 2017 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
8. ^Liming, Franklin G. (1 March 1942). 'Blackjack Oak in the Missouri Ozarks'. Journal of Forestry. Society of American Foresters. 40 (3): 249–252.
9. ^Klingaman, Gerald (September 22, 2000). 'Plant of the Week: Blackjack Oak'. Extension News. University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
10. ^Nelson, John (12 January 2017). 'Blackjack oak grows in hardscrabble habitat'. Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
11. ^Clark, F. Bryan; Liming, Franklin G. (December 1953), Sprouting of Blackjack Oak in the Missouri Ozarks, Technical Paper No. 137, Division of Forest Management, Central States Forest Experiment Station
12. ^'Blackjack Oak'. What Tree Is It?. Ohio Public Library Information Network and The Ohio Historical Society. 1997.
13. ^Oklahoma Biological Survey (2016). 'Ancient Cross Timbers'. University of Oklahoma. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
14. ^Oklahoma Forestry Services. 'Oklahoma's Forests > Oklahoma's Major Forest Types > Post Oak-Blackjack Forest'. Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
15. ^Engle, David M. (18 March 1997). 'Oak ecology'. Stillwater, Oklahoma: Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Oklahoma State University. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
16. ^Hogan, C. Michael (26 November 2012). 'Oak'. In Dawson, A.; Cleveland, C.J. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Earth. Washington DC: National Council for Science and the Environment. Archived from the original on May 23, 2013.
17. ^Shapiro, Leo (28 September 2012). 'Quercus marilandica – Blackjack Oak'. Encyclopedia of Life. Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
18. ^Hatch, Stephan L.; Pluhar, Jennifer, eds. (1999). Texas Range Plants. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press. ISBN0-89096-538-2.

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