Slide 103: Red Oak. Slide 103
Quercus rubra
Red Oak

SIZE: 70'H x 50'W.
HARDINESS: zone 3 to 8.
HABIT: Dense rounded crown with ascending branches.
FOLIAGE: 5" - 9" shiny dark green leaves turning red-russet in fall.
DESCRIPTION: Excellent street tree tolerant of pollution, also good shade and specimen tree. Chlorosis may be a problem on alkaline soils.


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