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Red Oak Seeds In A Cup® Grow Kit

Quercus rubra

From the first seed to the next new leaf. Explore your plant’s growing conditions, seasonal rhythm, and everyday care.

THE PLANT NOTEBOOK

Red Oak care, from seed onward.

Transplants easily. Prefers full sun and slightly acidic soil. Cold hardy.

Red Oak acorns require cold stratification. Seeds In A Cup® provides pre-chilled acorns ready for spring sprout.

By acorn.

Fastest growing of all the oaks; can reach 80ft with a massive spread.

Upland forests with well-drained, acidic soil.

Highly salt and pollution tolerant—excellent for urban settings.

Oak wilt (serious) and Two-lined chestnut borer.

Safe; acorns need leaching if eaten.

A large deciduous tree with leaves featuring pointed lobes (bristles). Large acorns take two years to mature.

‘Splendens’.

Premier hardwood for flooring, furniture, and cabinetry. Essential wildlife habitat

Eastern and Central US; parts of Canada.

Secure.

Latin ‘rubra’ (Red), referring to its vibrant fall color and pinkish-red wood.

Highly valued in 19th-century America as the 'Bread and Butter' of the timber industry.

TURN KNOWING INTO GROWING

There is no confirmed kit match for red oak in the current catalog. Explore the collection or ask us about this plant.

THE GROWING CONVERSATION

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