#1632 most planted
Quercus acerifolia
Maple-leaf oak · also Red oak, Northern red oak
BroadleafDeciduous
26
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
1
city
17 in
median trunk (42 cm, 26 measured)
5.4 yr
median age (100% have a planting date)
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The maple-leaf oak, also known as red oak, is a rapidly growing deciduous tree native to North America, reaching up to 45m with a rounded crown and striking reddish-brown autumn leaves. Its leaves resemble those of a maple. It thrives in open spaces, and is not well-suited for urban areas due to its shade intolerance and potentially slippery fallen leaves.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 260.02%5.4 yr17 in
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 147.6 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Sun
- Full sun
- Wildlife value
- High
- Fire risk
- Low
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 17 in, mean 17 in, 90th percentile 18 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Quercus in the catalogue
74 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
