Quercus rubra-Red oak

Description

“The mighty oak”. We have heard this term for a long time, but come to find out, the oak is mightier, than we could have imagined.Doug Tallamy (Mother Nature already has cleared him for sainthood) has just published another mind blowing book, The Nature of Oaks(2021), that details just how important this keystone species is. Hundreds of species of caterpillars feed on the leaves. These caterpillars in turn are food for scores of baby songbirds that need this critical source of protein to grow. The acorns feed large numbers of animals from acorn weevils to turkeys to deer and bears. Red oak is salt tolerant and is a good tree choice if you live near the ocean.

$42, 2 gallon pot-2.5ft-3ft height