|
Budburst Logo

A project of the Chicago Botanic Garden

  1. The Program
    1. Why Participate
    2. The Budburst App
  2. Projects
    1. Plants & Climate Change
    2. Plant-Animal Interactions
  3. Activities
    1. For Groups
    2. For Educators
    3. For Families
  1. Plants
    1. Intro to Plants
    2. Plant Groups
      1. Wildflower and Herbs
      2. Deciduous Trees and Shrubs
      3. Broadleaf Evergreens
      4. Conifers
      5. Grasses
    3. Budburst Species
  2. Data
  3. Groups
  4. Resources
    1. Getting Started
    2. Phenology
    3. Pollinators
    4. Participating in Groups
    5. Setup for Students
  5. Sign In
  6. Join Budburst
Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Quercus rubra
Phenology Observation Sheet for Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

COMMON NAME

northern red oak

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Quercus rubra

Plant family

Beech (Fagaceae)

Plant group

Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

The leaves have 7-9 pointed lobes with v-shaped sinuses (the indented part between the lobes). The bark is distinctive, having dark red to grey-brown ridges with what appear to be shiny stripes down each ridge.
1103 reports
413+
OBSERVERS
1103+
OBSERVATIONS
!

Identification hints

Northern red oak trees are found throughout the eastern United States, as far west as Kansas and as far south as Georgia. These trees can grow to up to 140 feet tall. The leaves of Northern red oaks have 7-9 pointed lobes with v-shaped sinuses (the indented part between the lobes). The bark of the Northern red oak is distinctive. It has dark red to grey-brown ridges with what appear to be shiny stripes down each ridge.
?

Did you know?

These trees have separate male and female flowers that appear in the form of catkins. Both male and female flowers can be found on the same tree. Acorns develop after the flowers have been pollinated but do not reach maturity (ripening) until the second year. Northern red oaks have been used in many revegetation projects following coal mining. The lumber from Northern red oaks is also commonly used in furniture making.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alabama , Arkansas , Connecticut , Delaware , Georgia , Iowa , Illinois , Indiana , Kansas , Kentucky , Louisiana , Massachusetts , Maryland , Maine , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , Mississippi , North Carolina , Nebraska , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Oklahoma , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , South Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia , Vermont , Wisconsin , West Virginia
HABITAT
There is no information available about this species.

Do your part for our planet. Join Budburst today.

See Menu
  1. The Program
    1. Why Participate
    2. The Budburst App
  2. Projects
    1. Plants & Climate Change
    2. Plant-Animal Interactions
  3. Activities
    1. For Groups
    2. For Educators
    3. For Families
  4. About us
    1. Our partners
    2. Staff & Sponsors
    3. Publications
    1. Plants
    2. Data
    3. Groups
    4. Resources

Stay Informed

Get the latest from Budburst with
our monthly email newsletter.

Sign Up for Email

Get in Touch

Have any questions or new ideas
you'd like to share?

Contact Us

Get the App

Budburst is a project of the
Chicago Botanic Garden

One of the treasures of the
Forest Preserves of Cook County

Creative Commons
BY-NC-SA 4.0

  1. Terms of Use
  2. Privacy Policy
  3. Data Sharing and Citation Policies
  4. 2021 Chicago Botanic Garden. All Rights Reserved.