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Northern red oak   /nˈɔrðərn rɛd oʊk/   Listen
Northern red oak

noun
1.
Large symmetrical deciduous tree with rounded crown widely distributed in eastern North America; has large leaves with triangular spiny tipped lobes and coarse-grained wood less durable than that of white oaks.  Synonyms: Quercus borealis, Quercus rubra.






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"Northern red oak" Quotes from Famous Books



... learned that (1) Asiatic chestnuts and hybrids are more likely to develop into forest trees when planted on cool, moist, fertile situations; (2) in their silvicultural characteristics they are more nearly like our native yellow-poplar, northern red oak, and white ash, than like our American chestnut and native chinkapins; (3) with respect to tolerance of shade, they are much like our northern red oak; and (4) neither the Chinese nor the Japanese chestnut has quite the same forest-type ...
— Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting • Various



Words linked to "Northern red oak" :   Quercus borealis, red oak



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