Overview
Quercus rubra is a wonderful alternative to the native English Oak, planted for its fiery foliage display. This ornamental tree is great for specimen planting for planting in large spaces. Grows to 7m x 5m after 10 years.
Description
A fast growing large deciduous tree with an open, spreading crown and smooth silver grey bark. The large, deep green leaves turn orange and stunning crimson-brown before dropping in the winter.
Planting Position
Grow in deep, fertile, well-drained soil. Adaptable to most soils even heavy clay and chalky and tolerates urban pollution.
Attributes
As valuable for wildlife as our native oak, popular with nesting birds and pollinators. Will grow up to 25m with a lovely rounded crown. In spring, slender male catkins hang in clusters and the tiny female flowers are found singly or in clusters. After pollination by wind, female flowers develop into a fruit enclosed by a rounded cup, known as an acorn, which takes two years to ripen.
Size
Height and spread after 10 years : 7m x 5m
Container options are available here
Quercus rubra | Red Oak Tree | Bare Root
Whilst smaller trees are often cheaper, easier to handle and more forgiving in terms of their level of care required, a more mature tree can provide a fantastic instant impact if you are able to care for it over the first few years.
- Standard or Feathered?
Standard trees - have a clear stem up to a minimum of 1.8m and a well-formed head of branches.
Feathered trees - Usually has an upright central leader and side brancehs that emerge down the main stem.
- Which Girth Size Should I Choose?
Our most common sizes we offer are relatively easy to ship and plant. The measurement is the circumference of the trunk at 1m above the roots.
6-8cm girth - 2.50m to 2.75m in height
8-10cm girth - 2.75m to 3.00m in height
- Standard or Feathered?
