Oak Trees
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Bur Oak:
Quercus macrocarpa
H 60-80', S 60-80', Shape Rounded open, Foliage: Dark Green above, Grayish underneath, Fall color - yellowish brown to purplish. Zone 3-8. Interesting appearance due to corky branches. Tolerates a wide range of soils and air pollutants.
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Pin Oak:
Quercus Palustris
H 40-60', S 40', Foliage - dark green, Fall Color - bright red, Zone 4-8. A rapid growing oak used as a boulevard tree or as a specimen tree in the landscape. The leaves are many-lobed and sharply pointed.
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Northern Red Oak:
Quercus rubra
H 60-80', S 50', Shape - pyramidal in youth, rounded at maturity. Foliage - glossy dark green, Fall Color - red to reddish brown. Zone 4-8. Fastest grower of the oaks and one of the easiest to transplant. Good street or landscape tree.
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Scarlet Oak:
Quercus coccinea
H 75-90', S 50-60', Shape - broadly pyramidal, Foliage - lustrous, pinnately lobed, Fall Color - brilliant scarlet. Similar to pin oak but more globe shaped.
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Swamp White Oak:
Quercus bicolor
H 50-60', S 40-50', Shape - narrow, rounded, open. Foliage - dark green above, felty white below. Fall Color - yellowish brown to red. Zone 4. Large lowland tree. One of the easiest of the Oaks to transplant. Prefers slightly acid soil.
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