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North America distribution zone

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Quercus rubra L.

Fagaceae

MC ME North America (Canada: S Ontario to Nova Scotia; USA: Minnesota to Maine, Nebraska to Louisiana to Georgia) int MW Eurasia (UK, France to Russian Federation)

MC ME

hel (when older) [sci] (in underbush when young) mes->xer [calc] sili acid neut

cl (emblem tree of New Jersey State of USA and Prince Edward Island Province of Canada) dr(ob) (Native Americans used it as appetizer, for treatment of asthma, blood disease, chapped skin, chills, cough, disentery, fever, heart trouble, indigestion, lost voice, lung problems, milky urine, sore throats, sores, weakness) fd (acorn) fr (acorn, bark, buds, sowing, young shoots) fw (firewood) ma (leather tannin) pl (afforestation, gardens, landscape, look, ornamental, parks, planting, seed bearer, roads) sa (shade tree) ti (cabinet work, carpentry, chimney-piece, coffin, construction, cooperage, door framing, exterior beams, flooring, interior joinery, log used for slicing, mineprops, plywood, rustic furniture, stairs, toolhandles, trituration, veneer, window framing, cabinet work) ti(ob) (barrel for dry food, paneling, shipbuilding) tx (acorn)

Erythrobalanus rubra (L.) O.Schwarz Quercus americana J.V.Suringar Quercus rubra Du Roi

red oak; American red oak, Canadian red oak, common red oak, eastern red oak, gray oak p.p., mountain red oak, northern red oak, Spanish oak

chêne rouge; chêne boréal, chêne d'Espagne, chêne rouge d'Amérique

Amerikanische Roteiche (german); quercia rossa (italian); Roteiche (german)

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Latin name	Quercus rubra L.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (Canada: S Ontario to Nova Scotia; USA: Minnesota to Maine, Nebraska to Louisiana to Georgia) int MW Eurasia (UK, France to Russian Federation)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel (when older) [sci] (in underbush when young) mes->xer [calc] sili acid neut
Use	cl (emblem tree of New Jersey State of USA and Prince Edward Island Province of Canada) dr(ob) (Native Americans used it as appetizer, for treatment of asthma, blood disease, chapped skin, chills, cough, disentery, fever, heart trouble, indigestion, lost voice, lung problems, milky urine, sore throats, sores, weakness) fd (acorn) fr (acorn, bark, buds, sowing, young shoots) fw (firewood) ma (leather tannin) pl (afforestation, gardens, landscape, look, ornamental, parks, planting, seed bearer, roads) sa (shade tree) ti (cabinet work, carpentry, chimney-piece, coffin, construction, cooperage, door framing, exterior beams, flooring, interior joinery, log used for slicing, mineprops, plywood, rustic furniture, stairs, toolhandles, trituration, veneer, window framing, cabinet work) ti(ob) (barrel for dry food, paneling, shipbuilding) tx (acorn)
Synonym	Erythrobalanus rubra (L.) O.Schwarz Quercus americana J.V.Suringar Quercus rubra Du Roi
English name	red oak; American red oak, Canadian red oak, common red oak, eastern red oak, gray oak p.p., mountain red oak, northern red oak, Spanish oak
French name	chêne rouge; chêne boréal, chêne d'Espagne, chêne rouge d'Amérique
Spanish name
Other name	Amerikanische Roteiche (german); quercia rossa (italian); Roteiche (german)
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