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Location
May not be native
Use Location
Type
Trees
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Fruit, Nuts
Southern Red Oak is a medium to large, straight-trunked oak that develops long, spreading branches and can reach 150 feet in height. Its smooth gray bark becomes dark and furrowed and its thin, lobed, deciduous leaves turn reddish-brown in fall. Also known as Bottomland Red Oak, Three-lobed Red Oak, and Spanish Oak, this perennial tree grows quickly in partial shade and in dry, sandy, loamy, or clay soils.
May Attract
Southern Red Oak is thought to attract these families of birds
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Native plants help support our birds throughout the year.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski
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