Mesophytic forest areas, but very site-tolerant in cultivation
Size:
Very large
Evergreen/fall color:
Sometimes red
Urban tolerance:
High
Propagation:
Stratification required
General information:
Red oak is a favorite urban oak. It grows to a large size, but freely branches in the open to cast a good shade. This is the oak with the shiny stripes on top of the bark ridges (scarlet oak also has these on the upper trunk)
