Sometimes if is called the Gray Oak. It is a large tree between 60 to 90 feet tall. The Northern Red Oak has a rounded crown and stout spreading branches.
It has a diameter of one to two and a half feet.
It is a great shade tree and handsome street tree. It grows quickly for an oak, endures cold, holds up under city conditions and transplants very well.
It is often a sought after lumber tree. The thickness of the trunk and branches are used for railroad cross ties, marine moorings and fence posts, besides the usual flooring and furniture. The Northern Red Oak is an indcator species in the Maple-Basswood forest.
