Northern Red Oak

(Quercus rubra)

Family: Fagaceae

Phylum: Anthophyta

CSU Tree Map Item #18

Distribution

By Elbert L. Little, Jr., USGS - USGS Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center: Digital Representations of Tree Species Range Maps from "Atlas of United States Trees" by Elbert L. Little, Jr. (and other publications), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29175263

Leaves

By Leo Michels - Own work, www.imagines-plantarum.de, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18097957

Flowering

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Fruit

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Questions

Using the bark descriptors given in the handout, describe the type of bark this tree has.

Describe how the leaves of this tree are similar to the Pin Oak.  And how are they different?