Quercus rubra - Wikipedia
WEBQuercus rubra, the northern red oak, is an oak tree in the red oak group (Quercus section Lobatae). It is a native of North America, in the eastern and central United States and southeast and south-central Canada.
Sequoioideae - Wikipedia
WEBSequoioideae, commonly referred to as redwoods, is a subfamily of coniferous trees within the family Cupressaceae, that range in the northern hemisphere. It includes the largest and tallest trees in the world.
Red Oak | The Wood Database (Hardwood)
WEBRed oak (Quercus rubra) Common Name (s): Red oak. Scientific Name: Quercus rubra. Distribution: Northeastern United States and Southeastern Canada. Tree Size: 80-115 ft (25-35 m) tall, 3-6 ft (1-2 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 43.8 lbs/ft 3 (700 kg/m3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): 0.56, 0.7.
Redwood Trees: Types, Facts and Identification (With Pictures)
WEBAug 19, 2021 · Redwoods are famous for their towering stature, with the tallest trees reaching 360 ft. (110 m) tall—the same height as a 35-story skyscraper. As a coniferous evergreen tree, redwoods produce seed-bearing cones, green needle leaves, and tiny yellowish-brown flowers.
Northern red oak | The Morton Arboretum
WEBNorthern red oak is a Midwest native and is one of the faster growing oaks for the home landscape. The leaves are handsome throughout the year, emerging pinkish-red, turning lustrous dark green in summer, and changing to russet-red to bright red in autumn.
How to Grow and Care for a Red Oak Tree - The Spruce
WEBApr 9, 2024 · Red oaks (Quercus rubra) are stately trees with fantastic shade and fall foliage. These magnificent trees, native to the east coast of North America, grow to be large trees averaging 75 feet tall and about 40 to 60 feet wide. This tree will require a lot of space and will likely live anywhere from 150 to 500 years.
Quercus rubra (American Red Oak, Eastern Red Oak, Mountain Red Oak …
WEBThe northern red oak is native to Eastern North America and is found throughout the Piedmont and mountain areas of North Carolina. It commonly grows on mesic slopes and well-drained uplands, lower and middle slopes, coves, ravines, or valley floors. The genus name, Quercus, is the Latin name for oak trees.
Redwood National and State Parks (U.S. National Park Service)
WEBApr 19, 2024 · Most people know Redwood as home to the tallest trees on Earth. But the Parks also protect vast prairies, oak woodlands, wild rivers, and 40 miles of rugged coastline. People have lived in this verdant landscape since time immemorial.
Redwood Forest Facts - Save the Redwoods League
WEBThey encountered their first coast redwood at Monterey Bay, and named it Palo Colorado, or red tree, for its color. Coast redwoods can live more than 2,000 years, but ancient coast redwoods are rare—less than 5 percent of the original forest remains today.
Redwoods - The Super Trees - National Geographic Magazine
WEBFor millennia the Tolowa, Yurok, and Chilula tribes, among others, lived behind an almost impenetrable redwood wall more than 300 feet high, eating salmon, elk, and tan oak acorns and carving...
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