red oak quercus r ubra l
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Red Oak Quercus R ubra L. By, Ronnie Booth. Classification. Kingdom- Plantae Subkingdom- Tracheobionta Superdivision - spermatophyta Division- Magnoliophyta Class- Magnoliopsida Subclass- Hamamelididae Order- Fagales - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Red OakQuercus Rubra L.
By, Ronnie Booth
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Classification
Kingdom- Plantae Subkingdom- Tracheobionta Superdivision- spermatophyta Division- Magnoliophyta Class- Magnoliopsida Subclass- Hamamelididae Order- Fagales Family- Fagaceae Genus- Quercus L. Species- Quercus Rebra L.1
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Shape Form and Type
• The Red oak is a rather large tree.– It can grow to be up to
80 feet tall with a trunk diameter of up to three feet.
– The branches form a round top of the tree
– The trunk is normally straight. 2
Figure 1- Red Oak
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Bark
• The Bark can be a variety of colors with dark stripes– Mostly a gray or brown color.2
Figure 2: Red Oak Bark
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Twig
Figure 3- Red Oak Twig• The twig of a red oak is
smooth and slender.• It also has a red tinge to it.• It has an alternating bud
structure, with buds clustered toward the top of the twig.2
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Leaf
Figure 4- Red Oak Leaf• The Leaf of a Red Oak is
lobed with tapered ends.– There are 7-11 lobes
• The leaf is green, but in the fall it turns red.
• They can be up to 10 inches long and 6 inches wide.2
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Bud
• The bud of a Red Oak is shiny, red, and pointed.– It is about ¼ inch long.2
Figure 5- Red Oak Bud
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Flower
Figure 6- Red Oak Flower• The flower of a Red Oak
drops down from the leaves in groups of 2-3.2
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Fruit
• The fruit of a red oak is a acorn.– Its is up to a 1 ½ inches long– The cup covers less than 1/3 of
the acorn.– They are pale brown in color.2
Figure 7- Red Oak Fruit
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Habitat and Range
Figure 8- Red Oak Range
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Uses
Figure 9- Red Oak Desk• Red Oak is used for
furniture, fence posts and fuel.2
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Works Cited1- USDA, NRCS. 2004. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (
http://plants.usda.gov/java/ClassificationServlet?source=display&classid=QURU ) National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. Reviewed on 6-23-10.
2- Mohlenbrock, R. H. (n.d.). Northern Red Oak. Forest trees of illinois. Illinois: Illinois Department of Resources Division of Forest Resources.
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Images CitedFigure 1- Red Oak
No DateDate Retrieved: 6-23-10http://www.borealforest.org/world/trees/northern_red_oak.jpg
Figure 2- Red Oak barkNo DateDate Retrieved: 6-23-10 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Northern_Red_Oak_(Quercus_rubra)_bark_detail.jpg
Figure 3- Red Oak TwigNo Date, Dave HansonDate Retrieved: 6-23-10 http://www.mntca.org/images/photos/resources/treeid/dec_alt_oak_red/ph_oak_red_lrg_03.jpg
Figure 4- Red Oak LeafNo DateDate Retrieved: 6-23-10http://www.tree-land.com/images/red_oak_tree_l_lg.jpg
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Images CitedFigure 5- Red Oak Bud
No DateDate Retrieved: 6-23-10
https://fp.auburn.edu/sfws/samuelson/dendrology/images/fagaceae/N_rdoak%20bud1.jpg Figure 6- Red Oak Flower
2003, Steven BaskaufDate Retrieved: 6-23-10http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/biohires/q/hqufa--flinflor18060.JPG
Figure 7- Red Oak FruitNo DateDate Retrieved: 6-23-10http://www.mortonarb.org/images/stories/advice/largeoaks/Northern_red_oak-fruit.jpg
Figure 8- Red Oak RangeNo Date Date Retrieved: 6-23-10http://www.wildwnc.org/education/trees/images/quercus_rubra.jpg
Figure 9- Red Oak DeskNo Date, Bill ArkisonDate Retrieved: 6-23-10http://www.billarkison.ws/files/users/a/535CF044A36B3063E040A8C0AC007347/MATT-DESK-WEB.jpg