What: The Northwest red oak is a picturesque and stately tree is one of the most magnificent oaks for the garden. Strong spreading branches and deep dark green foliage define the form and dominate the ...

Leaves – deciduous, alternate, 5-8″ inches long, lobes bristle tipped, lobes separated by regular sinuses and glabrous except for the occasional axillary tuft, color is dull green to blue-green on top ...

Oaks can be divided between two groups: white and red. White oaks (the ones with rounded lobes on their leaves) take one year to mature acorns. Animals prefer white oak acorns because red oak acorns ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. In addition to its value as a timber and wildlife species, scarlet oak is ...

The oak tree family is made up of about 400 species of oak trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus (from Latin "oak tree”). The genus Quercus is native to the northern hemisphere, and includes deciduous ...