Northern Red Oak vs Amur Maackia - TreeTime.ca

Northern Red Oak vs Amur Maackia

Maackia amurensis

Quercus rubra

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(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

Amur Maackia
Northern Red Oak

Amur Maackia is a robust and pretty tree often used for urban decoration and landscaping. This tree has coppery peeling bark that can sometimes resemble lace. Its upright clusters of small white flowers usually bloom in midsummer. Amur Maackia's Small size makes it a great choice for small yards or limited space.

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.

Amur Maackia Quick Facts

Northern Red Oak Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 3a
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Height: 20 m (66 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: low
Suckering: none


Fall colour: brown
Bark: shiny copper colour shedding in curls
Bark: Smooth and grey (young), Furrowed and grey (mature)
Flowers: upright clusters of small white flowers
Nuts: Produces acorns
Seeds: wide flat seedpods
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: maackia
Other Names: champion oak, red oak