The Northern Red Oak is a member of the red oak group. The tree is large (75 feet) with a bole diameter of three feet or more. The trunk is furrowed with broad shiny strips. Leaves are five to ten inches long with good symmetry and they are highly textured. The acorns are oval with saucerlike caps and are nearly an inch long. The buds are a quarter-inch in length and hairless. The twigs are also hairless.

The growing region is from Alabama to Maine. Oak is a hardwood providing a major portion of the annual lumber in the United States. Oak trees are generally slow-growing and long-lived and tend to be relatively resistant to diseases and insects. Tannin is a major produce from oak bark.