Northern Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Red Oaks are one of the most recognizable trees in the eastern forest. Other species of the red oak family such as scarlet oak, pin oak, and willow oak are all staples of both the natural woodland and the urban landscape.
Unfortunately, the disease Bacterial Leaf Scorch (BLS) has taken down hundreds of trees since it took off in our area.
Many people have thus stopped planting red oaks to avoid having to deal with this disease later on, but I believe the correct approach is exactly the opposite! We need to propagate as many healthy red oaks as we can to increase our chance of finding more resistant trees! Some trees already seem more resistant than others, so the opportunity to help these trees exists!
Most Red Oaks sold here are from mature wild populations of healthy trees within our local ecoregion. Others are from the western edge of our Level 2 ecoregion (the center of their native range), with the goal being to increase the genetic diversity in our area in hopes of finding the genetic lottery of both BLS resistance and locally adapted trees. Check each batch description for the Ecoregion of your choice.
Quercus rubra
Red Oaks are one of the most recognizable trees in the eastern forest. Other species of the red oak family such as scarlet oak, pin oak, and willow oak are all staples of both the natural woodland and the urban landscape.
Unfortunately, the disease Bacterial Leaf Scorch (BLS) has taken down hundreds of trees since it took off in our area.
Many people have thus stopped planting red oaks to avoid having to deal with this disease later on, but I believe the correct approach is exactly the opposite! We need to propagate as many healthy red oaks as we can to increase our chance of finding more resistant trees! Some trees already seem more resistant than others, so the opportunity to help these trees exists!
Most Red Oaks sold here are from mature wild populations of healthy trees within our local ecoregion. Others are from the western edge of our Level 2 ecoregion (the center of their native range), with the goal being to increase the genetic diversity in our area in hopes of finding the genetic lottery of both BLS resistance and locally adapted trees. Check each batch description for the Ecoregion of your choice.
Quercus rubra
Red Oaks are one of the most recognizable trees in the eastern forest. Other species of the red oak family such as scarlet oak, pin oak, and willow oak are all staples of both the natural woodland and the urban landscape.
Unfortunately, the disease Bacterial Leaf Scorch (BLS) has taken down hundreds of trees since it took off in our area.
Many people have thus stopped planting red oaks to avoid having to deal with this disease later on, but I believe the correct approach is exactly the opposite! We need to propagate as many healthy red oaks as we can to increase our chance of finding more resistant trees! Some trees already seem more resistant than others, so the opportunity to help these trees exists!
Most Red Oaks sold here are from mature wild populations of healthy trees within our local ecoregion. Others are from the western edge of our Level 2 ecoregion (the center of their native range), with the goal being to increase the genetic diversity in our area in hopes of finding the genetic lottery of both BLS resistance and locally adapted trees. Check each batch description for the Ecoregion of your choice.
