Mature
Height: 60 to 80
ft; Mature Spread:
45 to 65 ft; Growth Rate:
Medium; PH Preference:
<7.0
Sun
Exposure:
Full
Sun, Partial Shade
Soil
Type:
Acidic,
Loamy, Moist, Rich, Sandy, Silt
Loam, Well Drained, Wide Range
of Soil, Neutral
Zones:
5a
- 8a
Importance to
Wildlife:
The
acorns are an important food source
for squirrels, deer, turkey, mice,
voles and other mammals and birds.
Unique Information:
Is
the only Oak that extends northeast
to Nova Scotia.
Native
Range:
Cape
Breton Is, Nova Scotia, Prince
Ed. Is, New Brunswick, and the
Gaspe Pen. of Quebec, to Ontario;
from Minnesota south to east Nebraska
and Oklahoma; east to Arkansas,
south Alabama & Georgia.
Habitat:
Grows
best on deep, well-drained loam
to silty, clay loam soils.
Uses:
The
Red Oak is a great tree for the
urban landcape where space is
adequate.
