Northern red oak

E164553

deciduous tree hardwood tree tree species

The Northern red oak is a large, fast-growing hardwood tree native to eastern North America, valued for its strong timber, attractive reddish-brown wood, and brilliant red fall foliage.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Northern red oak canonical	1
Quercus rubra	1
northern red oak (Quercus rubra)	1

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	deciduous tree ⓘ hardwood tree ⓘ tree species ⓘ
acornMaturationTime	two growing seasons ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	American red oak ⓘ
barkColor	dark gray ⓘ
barkTexture	rough ⓘ
belongsToSection	Quercus ⓘ surface form: Quercus sect. Lobatae
commonName	northern red oak ⓘ red oak ⓘ
ecologicalRole	mast producer ⓘ
fallColorCharacteristic	brilliant red foliage ⓘ
fallFoliageColor	red ⓘ reddish-brown ⓘ
family	oak family (Fagaceae) ⓘ surface form: Fagaceae
flowerType	monoecious ⓘ
genus	Quercus ⓘ
growthRate	fast-growing ⓘ
introducedTo	Europe ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ South Africa ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafPersistence	deciduous ⓘ
leafType	simple leaf ⓘ
maximumHeight	approximately 115 feet ⓘ approximately 35 meters ⓘ
nativeTo	Appalachian region ⓘ Canada ⓘ Great Lakes region ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States eastern North America ⓘ
order	Fagales ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway	C3 ⓘ
providesFoodFor	deer ⓘ songbirds ⓘ squirrels ⓘ wild turkeys ⓘ
reproductiveStructure	acorn ⓘ
scientificName	Northern red oak self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Quercus rubra
shadeTolerance	intermediate ⓘ
soilPreference	slightly acidic soils ⓘ well-drained soils ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
tolerates	cold winters ⓘ urban conditions ⓘ
typicalHeight	20 to 25 meters ⓘ
usedAs	park tree ⓘ street tree ⓘ
usedFor	cabinetry ⓘ firewood ⓘ flooring ⓘ furniture ⓘ interior trim ⓘ veneer ⓘ
valuedFor	attractive wood ⓘ brilliant red fall foliage ⓘ ornamental use ⓘ shade ⓘ strong timber ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ
woodColor	reddish-brown ⓘ
woodProperty	coarse-grained ⓘ hard ⓘ heavy ⓘ strong ⓘ
woodType	hardwood ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Jersey, United States → stateTree → Northern red oak ⓘ

subject surface form: New Jersey

Northern red oak → scientificName → Northern red oak self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quercus rubra

Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests → typicalTreeSpecies → Northern red oak ⓘ

this entity surface form: northern red oak (Quercus rubra)