(Northern) Red Oak

Chêne rouge

Quercus rubra

• Description

  The leaves of the Red Oak turn from green to a purple red and to rust copper in the fall.

• Habitat

  Beaches & Sand Dunes, Coastal Zone, Deciduous or Hardwoods, Forest, Forest Edges, Mixed Woods, Suburban Forest

• Interesting Fact

  It can grow to 24 metres in height and can live to 250 years.