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Northern red oak

Native

Quercus rubra

Beech (Fagaceae) · Oak · 60–90 ft

Knowing it

Pointed-lobed leaves, bark with shiny flat ridges, and fast growth for an oak. Common on moist slopes and in yards statewide.

What a tree company sees

Susceptible to oak wilt, which spreads through root grafts and fresh wounds; avoid pruning April through July. Wood is strong.

Recorded in 71 counties

From GBIF occurrence records. No record does not mean absent.