Unique Features: Also known as the Northern Red oak, this is another eastern oak so it will need some extra iron and/or sulfur occasionally. It is fairly tolerant of compacted soils, and soils with up to a 7.5 pH.  It can grow more than 2 foot per year for the first 10 years or so, and then it slows some. The Red oak has a large, rounded form and can support a high canopy. The large, 5 to 8 inch long, dark green leaves have bristle tipped lobes and moderately deep sinuses, or indentations, and can have an excellent fall color. Because most ‘nursery’ oaks are asexually propagated from cuttings, and the cuttings carry and impart the genetic ‘clock’ of the donor tree, ‘nursery’ oaks can start producing acorns when the trees are still relatively small. Oaks require and reward patience but can still surprise you.