Quercus rubraIndiana Native
Red Oak

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Green (Monoecious catkins are interesting with expanding foliage in the spring)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Leaves emerge reddish then become dark-green in summer); Red (Stunning scarlet, russet-red, to mahogany-colored fall foliage)
 Stem Notes:
Brown/Copper, Gold/Yellow, Green, Red/Burgundy; smooth
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Acorns in fall)
 Ultimate Height:
60-75 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
60-75 feet
 Bloom Times:
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Water Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to soils, but chlorosis can develop in high pH
 Range:
Eastern United States and adjacent Canada
 Maintenance:
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are simple, alternate, and bristle-tipped with wedge or rounded base and 7-11 pointed lobes. Bark is nearly black and has wide flat-topped ridges like "ski trails" up the trunk. Acorn cap is saucer like (not cupped).

Additional Information

One of the best and most reliable of oaks as a shade or street tree. More vigorous and fast-growing than most oaks. Good street tree since it performs reasonably well in small soil volumes (although it tends to branch close to ground). Oak wilt disease has been troublesome in certain areas of the Midwest. Hybridizes easily with other oaks (be careful of source).

When Quercus rubra has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

Flowering

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Fruiting

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434 Quercus rubra found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant
Number Accession ID Location
1ORIG_4489*AMCUT
22009_11227*AWSLR
32009_13449*AHORTPARK
Heritage Plant
4ORIG_9494*APAO
5ORIG_3557*ARSC
62009_00327*ANLSN
7ORIG_2167*AEE
8ORIG_5300*APVA
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9ORIG_5226*AROGA
Heritage Plant
10ORIG_4208*AOWEN
11ORIG_4198*AOWEN
12ORIG_4510*AHARR
132015_00099*AKRCH
14ORIG_9629*APMU
152009_13425*AHORTPARK
16ORIG_2811*ASTEW
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Dedicated/Memorial Plant
17ORIG_6764*AEEL
18ORIG_4402*AWILY
19ORIG_7746*AORIG
20ORIG_6766*AEEL
21ORIG_4127*ACARY
22ORIG_1468*AAR
Heritage Plant
23ORIG_8288*AMRPK
24ORIG_5311*APVA
Heritage Plant
252010_07129*APVA
26ORIG_5341*APVA
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27ORIG_6740*AFORS
28ORIG_6739*AFORS
29ORIG_8297*AENAD
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Dedicated/Memorial Plant
30ORIG_3343*ASPKL
31ORIG_0952*AMTHW
32ORIG_5248*AROGA
33ORIG_9294*AHAWK
342012_01269*AAR
35ORIG_6742*AFORS
36ORIG_0994*AMTHW
37ORIG_4792*AHILL
38ORIG_9169*AFREH
39ORIG_9170*AFREH
40ORIG_3298*APMU
41ORIG_4424*ATARK
Heritage Plant
42ORIG_4775*AHILL
43ORIG_8977*ANLSN
44ORIG_9487*APAO
45ORIG_9837*APFEN
462015_00090*AKRCH
472018_01087*DFOOD
482010_04723*AFST
49ORIG_3026*AHIKS
502014_00094*AHOCK
51ORIG_6756*AFORS
52ORIG_4900*AHILL
532009_13497*AHORTPARK
Heritage Plant
54ORIG_8594*ASCPA
55ORIG_3002*AHIKS
56ORIG_4044*ACARY
57ORIG_4902*AHILL
58ORIG_2736*AGRIS
59ORIG_4773*AHILL
60ORIG_5302*APVA
Heritage Plant
61ORIG_4790*AHILL
62ORIG_5299*APVA
Heritage Plant
63ORIG_4202*AOWEN
64ORIG_1763*AJNSN
65ORIG_4898*AHILL
66ORIG_1584*AHOVD
67ORIG_7924*APICK
68ORIG_4444*AMCUT
69ORIG_1977*AARMS
70ORIG_8470*APVA
712009_13427*AHORTPARK
Heritage Plant
72ORIG_4126*ACARY
73ORIG_4419*ATARK
74ORIG_4748*AHARR
752018_01087*AFOOD
76ORIG_4374*AWILY
77ORIG_5343*APVA
Heritage Plant
78ORIG_0552*AWOOD
79ORIG_9496*APAO
80ORIG_2952*APMU
812013_00601*AHORTPARK
82ORIG_3698*AHILL
832015_00120*AREC
842010_00937*AFORS
85ORIG_4307*ATARK
86ORIG_3681*APICK
872018_01087*BFOOD
882010_03879*AERHT
89ORIG_4487*AMCUT
90ORIG_4923*APGMD
91ORIG_1599*AFRNY
92ORIG_5347*APVA
Heritage Plant
93ORIG_0942*ASTONE
94ORIG_1134*AMEMMALL
Heritage Plant
952014_00092*AHOCK
96ORIG_0958*ASTONE
97ORIG_2101*APGNW
98ORIG_0992*AMTHW
99ORIG_4055*ACARY
100ORIG_3300*APMU
1012015_00606*AHLTP
102ORIG_1675*ASCHL
103ORIG_4563*AHARR
104ORIG_6770*AEEL
105ORIG_2881*ALAMB
Heritage Plant
106ORIG_9492*APAO
1072018_00918*AMCUT
108ORIG_0950*AMTHW
1092018_01087*EFOOD
110ORIG_8244*ASCPA
111ORIG_8467*APVA
1122018_00568*AAR
1132014_00018*AFST
114ORIG_1799*ACARY
115ORIG_4532*AHARR
116ORIG_4387*AWILY
117ORIG_4588*AHARR
118ORIG_6470*ALSA
119ORIG_1274*AHAAS
120ORIG_6746*AFORS
121ORIG_1098*AMEMMALL
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Dedicated/Memorial Plant
122ORIG_6662*AWSLR
123ORIG_5246*AROGA
124ORIG_9252*ANLSN
125ORIG_0658*ADUHM
126ORIG_3840*AHLTP
Heritage Plant
127ORIG_0110*AMRPK
128ORIG_0923*AMTHW
129ORIG_1107*AMEMMALL
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Dedicated/Memorial Plant
130ORIG_6011*APVA
131ORIG_4128*ACARY
132ORIG_5645*APVA
133ORIG_7111*AFREH
1342016_00101*AMATH
135ORIG_7926*APICK
136ORIG_0349*AMRDH
137ORIG_9498*APAO
138ORIG_7093*AFREH
139ORIG_0007*AHERL
140ORIG_6726*AAGAD
1412010_07126*APVA
142ORIG_8458*AMTHW
143ORIG_2014*AHAMP
1442015_00122*AREC
145ORIG_4386*AWILY
Heritage Plant
1462015_00578*ASOIL
147ORIG_9489*APAO
148ORIG_9490*APAO
149ORIG_3555*ARSC
150ORIG_7258*AHAWK
151ORIG_4053*ACARY
152ORIG_4770*ASHRV
153ORIG_4769*ASHRV
1542015_00428*ADLR
155ORIG_4337*ATARK
Heritage Plant
156ORIG_7092*AFREH
157ORIG_9157*ABRK
158ORIG_2739*AGRIS
1592018_01087*CFOOD
160ORIG_0924*AMTHW
161ORIG_5237*ASCPA
Heritage Plant
162ORIG_0941*ASTONE
163ORIG_4777*AHILL
164ORIG_0840*ASMTH
165ORIG_0839*ASMTH
166ORIG_6768*AEEL
167ORIG_4305*ATARK
1682013_00776*AMTHW
169ORIG_0049*APOUL
170ORIG_0097*AMRPK
1712015_00321*APAO
172ORIG_3014*AHIKS
173ORIG_0498*AWOOD
174ORIG_6735*AAGAD
175ORIG_3687*APICK
176ORIG_6668*AWSLR
177ORIG_7109*AFREH
178ORIG_1780*ARHPH
179ORIG_1823*ALAMB
Heritage Plant
180ORIG_0407*ASMLY
181ORIG_0129*AMRPK
Heritage Plant
182ORIG_6661*AWSLR
183ORIG_9251*ANLSN
184ORIG_4791*AHILL
1852009_13496*AHORTPARK
Heritage Plant
186ORIG_3556*ARSC
187ORIG_6725*AAGAD
188ORIG_1585*AHOVD
189ORIG_7277*AHAWK
190ORIG_0830*ASMTH
191ORIG_0829*ASMTH
192ORIG_1583*AHOVD
193ORIG_9493*APAO
194ORIG_6663*AWSLR
195ORIG_0660*ADUHM
196ORIG_0659*ADUHM
197ORIG_6537*ABCHM
198ORIG_3547*ARSC
199ORIG_9171*AFREH
200ORIG_5673*ABRK
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201ORIG_9339*ASTEW
202ORIG_3688*APICK
203ORIG_2065*AORIG
204ORIG_4203*AOWEN
205ORIG_8468*APVA
206ORIG_3558*ARSC
207ORIG_9488*APAO
2082014_00030*APFEN
209ORIG_6410*ABSG
210ORIG_6409*ABSG
2112014_00093*AHOCK
2122014_00006*AHAAS
2132009_00326*ANLSN
214ORIG_4201*AOWEN
215ORIG_1674*ASCHL
216ORIG_1410*AWTHR
217ORIG_3697*AHILL
218ORIG_4488*AMCUT
219ORIG_4032*ACARY
220ORIG_7262*AHAWK
221ORIG_9836*APFEN
222ORIG_9499*APAO
223ORIG_9838*APFEN
224ORIG_4613*AERHT
225ORIG_9317*ASHRV
226ORIG_4873*APGMD
Heritage Plant
2272009_13426*AHORTPARK
Heritage Plant
228ORIG_1137*AMEMMALL
Heritage Plant
229ORIG_9816*AMRDH
230ORIG_4637*ASHRV
231ORIG_3684*APICK
232ORIG_1444*ABELL
233ORIG_8583*AFORS
234ORIG_6088*APVA
235ORIG_9495*APAO
236ORIG_6300*AHERL
2372010_00481*ANLSN
238ORIG_1773*ARHPH
239ORIG_2812*AWTHR
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240ORIG_0024*APOUL
241ORIG_4412*AWILY
242ORIG_6734*AFORS
243ORIG_5301*APVA
Heritage Plant
244ORIG_7925*APICK
245ORIG_4897*AHILL
2462010_04726*AFST
2472012_00200*AWTHR
248ORIG_0953*AMTHW
249ORIG_1572*AHOVD
Heritage Plant
250ORIG_0657*ADUHM
2512015_00125*AFORS
252ORIG_0921*AMTHW
2532009_13943*AHORTPARK
Heritage Plant
2542015_00121*AREC
255ORIG_3554*ARSC
256ORIG_4054*ACARY
257ORIG_8939*AHLTP
258ORIG_4184*AHILL
2592014_00091*AHORTPARK
260ORIG_9491*APAO
261ORIG_1263*APSYC
Heritage Plant
262ORIG_1961*AARMS
263ORIG_6752*AFORS
2642015_00429*ADLR
265ORIG_3680*APICK
266ORIG_8122*ABELL
267ORIG_6667*AWSLR
268ORIG_1676*ASCHL
269ORIG_9497*APAO
270ORIG_3563*ARSC
Heritage Plant
271ORIG_8250*AROGA
272ORIG_4903*AHILL
2732014_00095*AHOCK
274ORIG_4045*ACARY
275ORIG_0113*AMRPK
276ORIG_0925*AMTHW
277ORIG_4584*AMCUT
2782015_00776*ATSS
279ORIG_8304*ASTEW
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280ORIG_5316*APVA
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281ORIG_1801*ACARY
282ORIG_6754*AFORS
283ORIG_4573*AORIG
284ORIG_0993*AMTHW
285ORIG_0787*ADUHM
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2862018_01155*AHORTPARK
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2872018_01158*AHORTPARK
2882022_00040*AHAWK
2892023_00014*B
2902023_00014*C
2912023_00030*ADUDL
2922023_00030*BDUDL
2932023_00030*CDUDL
2942022_00526*AFST
2952022_00467*AMRPK
2962022_00448*ADUHM
2972022_00447*ADUHM
2982022_00446*ADUHM
2992023_00077*ASLAYTER
3002023_00112*CHIKS
3012023_00112*DHIKS
3022023_00112*ESTON
3032023_00112*FSTON
3042023_00112*GSTON
3052023_00112*HHIKS
3062023_00112*IHIKS
3072023_00112*JHIKS
3082023_00112*KHIKS
3092023_00112*NHIKS
3102023_00112*OHIKS
3112023_00112*SPMU
3122023_00112*TPMU
3132023_00112*UPMU
3142023_00146*AHORTPARK
3152023_00146*BHORTPARK
3162023_00169*AHORTPARK
3172023_00169*BMCUT
3182023_00201*AHILL
3192023_00201*CHORTPARK
3202023_00235*AMRPK
3212023_00272*AHERL
3222023_00307*AFSTW
3232023_00307*BFSTW
3242023_00307*CFSTW
3252023_00307*DFSTW
3262023_00307*EFSTC
3272023_00307*FFSTC
3282023_00307*GFSTC
3292023_00307*HFSTC
3302023_00307*IFSTC
3312023_00307*JFSTE
3322023_00307*LFSTE
3332023_00307*MFSTE
3342023_00307*NFSTE
3352023_00307*OFSTE
3362023_00307*PHNLY
3372023_00307*QHNLY
3382023_00307*RHNLY
3392023_00307*SHNLY
3402023_00307*TFWLR
3412023_00307*UMRGN
3422023_00307*VADPC
3432023_00307*WADPC
3442023_00307*XADPC
3452023_00307*YADPC
3462023_00307*ZADPB
3472023_00307*AAADPB
3482023_00307*AAADPA
3492023_00307*AAADPA
3502023_00307*AAADPA
3512023_00307*AAHORTPARK
3522023_00307*AASMTH
3532023_00348*ASOFDH
3542023_00348*BSOFDH
3552023_00348*CPICK
3562023_00348*DPICK
3572022_15763*AHORTPARK
3582023_00348*EHORTPARK
3592023_00348*FHORTPARK
3602023_00407*AHRTP
3612023_00407*BHRTP
3622023_00407*CHRTP
3632023_00407*DHRTP
3642023_00407*EHRTP
3652023_00407*FHRTP
3662023_00407*GHRTP
3672023_00407*HHRTP
3682023_00407*IHRTP
3692023_00455*ADANL
3702022_15781*AHORTPARK
3712023_00522*ACONT
3722020_01158*AHORTPARK
3732023_00533*AADPC
3742023_00557*ASTON
3752023_00557*BMTHW
3762023_00557*CMTHW
3772023_00557*DMTHW
3782023_00557*EMTHW
3792020_01158*BHORTPARK
3802020_01158*CHORTPARK
3812023_00557*FCQS
3822020_01158*DHORTPARK
3832020_01158*EHORTPARK
3842020_01158*FHORTPARK
3852020_01158*GHORTPARK
3862020_01158*HHORTPARK
3872023_00585*ALG
3882023_00605*AOWEN
3892023_00605*BWANG
3902023_00613*ASLAYTER
3912023_00645*AWDCT
3922023_00645*BAQUA
3932023_00645*CCREC
3942015_02468*A2550
3952015_02468*B2550
3962015_02468*C2550
3972015_02468*D2550
3982015_02468*E2550
3992015_02468*F2550
4002015_02468*G2550
4012015_02468*H2550
4022015_02468*I2550
4032015_02468*J2550
4042015_02468*K2550
4052015_02468*L2550
4062015_02468*M2550
4072015_02468*N2550
4082015_02468*O2550
4092015_02468*P2550
4102024_00009*BWTHR
4112024_00016*APICK
4122024_00035*AHORTPARK
4132024_00035*BHORTPARK
4142024_00035*CHORTPARK
4152024_00090*AHORTPARK
4162024_00090*BHORTPARK
4172024_00136*AHNLY
4182024_00181*AMEMMALL
4192024_00250*AChaf
4202024_00250*BChaf
4212024_00250*CChaf
4222024_00250*DChaf
4232024_00250*EChaf
4242024_00250*FChaf
4252024_00250*GChaf
4262024_00265*AMJIS
4272024_00268*AMJIS
4282024_00291*ADUHME
4292024_00291*BDUHME
4302024_00297*AHOVD
431PUI_ORIG_00097*A
432PUI_ORIG_00310*A
433PUI_ORIG_00466*A
4342025_00002*AHIKS

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