Habitat:
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.
Diseases: The northern red oak is susceptible to oak wilt and root rot, but is otherwise relatively free of problematic pests and diseases.
Distribution: 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.
