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Quercus 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.
Quercus ellipsoidalis E.J.Hill – northern pin oak – eastern North America; Quercus elliptica Née – Mexico; Quercus emoryi Torr. – Emory oak – # southwestern U.S., northern Mexico; Quercus falcata Michx. – southern red oak or Spanish oak – southeastern North America; Quercus floccosa Liebm. – Mexico; Quercus flocculenta C.H.Mull ...
Scarlet oak is prominent as a co-component of forests, including species such as white oak, black oak, and northern red oak. When at a lower elevation surrounding the Appalachian Mountains, pine forests and heaths are a common component. Oak seeds are faster-growing than many other trees and can compete very successfully.
Oak timber is a strong and hard wood with many uses, such as for furniture, floors, building frames, and veneers. [70] The wood of a red oak Quercus cerris (the Turkey oak) has better mechanical properties than those of the white oaks Q. petraea and Q. robur; the heartwood and sapwood have similar mechanical properties. [71]
Quercus prinus - Chestnut Oak; Quercus rubra - Northern Red Oak; Quercus stellata - Iron Oak; Quercus velutina - Eastern Black Oak; Quercus alba - White Oak;
The red oaks of Mexico are one of the groups of oaks that have most rapidly diversified into different species. Molecular evidence suggests that there are significant numbers of undescribed Quercus species in Mexico, so the number of known species in the section is likely to be an underestimate of the total diversity.
They are often found on deep soils in a variety landscapes within their range. Trees are mainly oaks and hickories, with other species less abundant. Oaks include white oak (Quercus alba), northern red oak (Quercus rubra), post oak (Quercus stellata), chinkapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii), and Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii).
The most common habitat in the Nescopeck Creek watershed is the dry-oak mixed forest. Common trees in this habitat include northern red oak, white oak, and chestnut oak. This habitat also contains gray and black birch trees. Pine, hemlock, and some types of oak trees are found on the higher parts of this habitat.