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Beautiful RedQaks
Northern rad oak iQuercus mbrat is a ; moderately fast growing, large madam® sftaola twe that has a ptetsmg aval shape, leaves aw glossy dark green dunng summer f; and highly vanatka, rangmgtrom bright red to ye#ow brown in the tad. Growth is beat n luk sun, but can tolerate modern* shads, Rad : oak wi growm most types ot aodtt soda *Mr pHrangeoKto'Best growth is ottamed on most welMramad loamy soda. Sods that aw saturated tor more than a taw week* dune tha growing season map bedetnmenl* tor \ twegrowth.
Thaw aw many insects that teed on radoaK eepeealy twee that aw undat sfeaaa Ireor root damage, Jacket weter or nudum* Gyp* moth ilymantna dtsoart pwtaw rad oaka to almost any other speeee. One compiata ■ detonation By tmsmsaa can sanoushr weaken | the- tw* to afiack by other peats. Muip* years ot detohahon or datokainn ot a l previously weakened twemaykt* it outoght, |
Qtecuw scale (MsWnaparaobacumi savory l smai insect that leads on twfa and tranchae and bactenal leal scorch (XyMa tasMuaa) cause decline and death by restnekng water flow trom the roots to the crown. Since red oak is typically one ot the tallest twee m the landscape and has coarse bark that holds rainwater, it s one ot the most suscaptMe trnes tw being struck by lightning. Depend!* on the seventy ot the strike, the twe may d* wkhm a lew weeks, it may dackne lor years aa decay moves in. or it may not be seriously damaged at ai. Lightning damage can be prevented with the mstakekon ot a kgMwig protection system. Tb promote overal tree health, proper mulching, pest management. fertritza&on and imgaton aw required. Some ot these treatments can be applied at any time; others requae very speed# tmw®
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