Northern Red Oak vs Korean Pine - TreeTime.ca

Northern Red Oak vs Korean Pine

Pinus koraiensis

Quercus rubra

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(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

Korean Pine
Northern Red Oak

Korean Pine is an attractive conifer suitable for shelterbelts, privacy screens, and ornamental planting. This tree is especially prized for its pine nuts. Korean Pine nuts are larger than most other species. They can be used in salads, pesto sauce, and other foods.

This conifer is generally tolerant of urban conditions but much prefers cool summer climates.

Northern Red Oak is a medium-sized deciduous tree. It is fast-growing (for an oak tree) and is used primarily in lawns, parks, golf courses, street-side plantings, and commercial areas. Northern Red Oak's fall color is spectacular.

In open spaces, it has a short, massive trunk and an extensive crown. In forests Northern Red Oak grows with a tall columnar bole and small rounded head.

We are one of the only nurseries growing this tree.

Check out some video of the spectacular fall colour on our Northern Red Oak seedlings just before harvest on our YouTube Channel.

Note: Most Oak species can be considered toxic for many animals.

Korean Pine Quick Facts

Northern Red Oak Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Height: 20 m (66 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: long blue-green needles
Bark: Smooth and grey (young), Furrowed and grey (mature)
Nuts: large edible seeds
Nuts: Produces acorns
Cones: attractive edible pine nuts
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: chinese pinenut
Other Names: champion oak, red oak