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Quercus rubra |
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Common name |
red oak |
Family |
fagaceae |
Life cycle |
tree |
Size |
50-70' |
Light |
sun |
Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
This tree came to us as a stick among sticks in an Arbor Day Society Ten free trees pack. We planted it in our back yard to celebrate the birth of our first-born son, Max. It's had its struggles through the years (not the least of which were the attacks with sticks and other "swords" which Max leveled against his own tree), and suffered from dieback a few years. This year it seems to be doing fine - soon it will be much taller than Max will ever be :-)
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| Sure enough, it shot up above both Max's head and mine this year! |
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| Red autumn leaves |
| Still holding onto its (now brown) leaves in January |
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following commentsSusan Cooke | Aug 29, 2011 | I was SO glad to find a winter picture of the Northern Red Oak !! I wanted a tree that would keep its leaves on for most of the winter (I live in Iowa). When I was a kid a father of a friend of mine planted oak trees that kept their leaves on in the winter. I always thought that was neat. I bought a Quercus Rubra recently and will be planting it soon. I love your pictures of the tree.... they are the best I that I've found in Google ! Glad you found what you needed on this page :-) |
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