#TYPES OF MAPLE TREES IN INDIANA FULL#

Northern red oaks, which grow to 60 to 75 feet tall, are found mostly in upland areas. The twigs are somewhat angular in appearance. The cluster of terminal buds at the end of northern red oak stems are smooth, shiny and reddish brown to brown in color. In the fall, the dark green leaves change to a bright red color. On the northern red oak, the alternately held leaves have veins that are palmate, or run out to the ends of the lobes from a single point in the middle. Like other members of the red oak group, the leaves are multi-lobed and have bristle tips, including a sharp bristle tip on the terminal lobe. The bark looks like ski tracks or long running ridges that run up and down the sides of the tree, while the fruit is a large rounded acorn featuring a tight shallow cap with tight scales that resembles a beret sitting on top of a head. This native species is easily identified by its bark and its acorn. This week, we take a look at the sixth of our oak varieties in Indiana, the Northern Red Oak or Quercus rubra. The field guide helps identify common Indiana woodlot trees.Įach week, the Intro to Trees of Indiana web series will offer a sneak peek at one species from the book, paired with an ID That Tree video from Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee to help visualize each species as it stands in the woods. Threats to species health as well as also insight into the wood provided by the species, will be provided through additional resources as well as the Hardwoods of the Central Midwest exhibit of the Purdue Arboretum, if available.

#TYPES OF MAPLE TREES IN INDIANA FULL#

The full publication is available for download for $7 in the Purdue Extension Education Store. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated through a joint effort by the Purdue Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Indiana 4-H, and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, and reintroduced as “An Introduction to Trees of Indiana.” Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E.

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