Second oak tree to the left as you enter the parking lot south of Ross hall. (Growing beside the white oak (Q. alba).
The northern red oak
is native to the eastern US and extreme south-eastern Canada. It is one
of Iowa's most widely distributed and common oaks, native to all but a few
counties of sparsely-wooded, northwestern Iowa. Adaptable to a variety of
soils, this species is found on both stream terraces and dry ridges, but
prefers moist, well-drained, sheltered slopes and deep, fine-textured soils.
This species is one of the best native oaks for use as a landscape tree.
It is faster-growing than most other oaks, is less susceptible to chlorosis
than the pin oak and the fall colors are more spectacular.
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