Quercus rubra - northern red oak


Dr. David Orwig next to the oldest known living Quercus rubra (326 yrs) on Wachusett Mtn. just outside of Boston, MA. (photo ©2006 David Orwig)


326 (XD) - Wachusett Mtn., MA
     by: D. Orwig, C. Cogbill; Orwig et al., 2001

317 (XD) - Wachusett Mtn., MA
     by: D. Orwig, C. Cogbill; Orwig et al., 2001

307 (XD) - Wachusett Mtn., MA
     by: D. Orwig, C. Cogbill; Orwig et al., 2001

304 (XD) - Wachusett Mtn., MA
     by: D. Orwig, C. Cogbill; Orwig et al., 2001; and many more between 280 & 300

290 (XD) - Fiddler's Green, G. Washington Nat. Forest, VA
     by: N. Pederson; C. Lattin

268 (XD) - Coweeta Hyrdologic Laboratory, NC
     by: S. Butler 2006

261 (RC) - Noland Divide Trail, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
     by: W. Blozan; Uyanga Ariya

256 (XD) - Fiddler's Green, G. Washington Nat. Forest, VA
     by: N. Pederson; C. Lattin

231 (XD) - Collins Woods, OH
     by: J. Rentch; Rentch et al., 2003a, 2003b

219 (XD) - Rooster Hill, Adirondack St. Park, NY
     by: N. Pederson; Pederson, 2005; 1 other in the stand @ 219 yrs, 1 other @ 217

217 (XD) - Coddington Lake Recollection, MN
     by: L. Graumlich; ITRDB

217 (XD) - Uttertown, NJ
     by: N. Pederson; Pederson, 2005

216 (XD) - Montgomery Place, NY
     by: N. Pederson; Pederson, 2005

215 (XD) - Coddington Lake Recollection, MN
     by: L. Graumlich; ITRDB; *three trees in total at this age at this location*

206 (XD) - Uttertown, NJ
     by: N. Pederson; Pederson, 2005

166 (XD) - Pisgah Nat'l Forest, North Carolina, USA
     by: Speer 2001

134 (XD) - Montpelier Station, VA
     by: Druckenbrod and Shugart 2004


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