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Quercus rubra
northern red oak / red oak

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InfradivisionAngiospermae

Family Name Fagaceae / oak, beech

Botanical NameQuercus rubra

Common Names northern red oak / red oak

Native Continents North America

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Native Range Southern Ontario south to Oklahoma, east to the Atlantic Coast, Georgia north to Nova Scotia; isolated populations in Louisiana and Mississippi.

Native to these North American Tree Region(s)

Montana Native

Boreal Forest Pacific Coast Forests Northern Rocky Mtn. Complex Southern Rocky Mtn. Complex Great Plains Central Hardwoods Northeastern Mixed Woods Southeastern Mixed Forests

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Fascinating Facts: Can grow to a height of 100 feet, with a trunk circumference of 20 feet, and living up to 500 years, although typically about 150 years..