Red Oak
You're making an investment in your land — protect it. Each kit has a Tree Pro tube and a slow-release fertilizer block for one tree. The tube keeps deer and rabbits off and can double your growth rate; the fertilizer feeds the tree through its first season. Plant with a kit, follow the Growing Guide, and your trees are covered by our 1-Year Survival Guarantee.
What you're planting
- Drop Time
- Oct – Nov
- First Crop
- 15–20 years
- Produces
- Good crops every 2 years
- Pollination
- Plant 2 or more
- Zones
- 3–8
- Sun
- Full sun to partial shade
- Soil & Site
- Most soils, prefers acidic sites. Handles clay. pH 4.0–7.0.
- Size & Spacing
- 60–75ft · plant 30–40ft apart
Cold hardy oak with small acorns
Orders placed now are for Spring 2027 shipment
We take orders in advance and ship at the proper time for spring planting in your region — mid-December in the Deep South through the end of May up north. Pick your state under "When Will My Order Ship?" below and you’ll see your exact ship dates.
Get your order in now, we sell out early every season!
The Red Oak, more specifically the Northern Red Oak, is a native oak that provides good value to wildlife. Its acorns are not usually the first option in fall due to their high tannin content but they still play an important role. Red oak acorns passed over early in the season stay on the ground and provide a great late season food source when everything else is gone. This is a great asset for those who want to ensure they have plenty of late season food source for their deer.
Red oaks can adapt to many conditions and are very easy to grow. They grow quickly, often as fast as 2ft per year. They are very adaptable to clay soils and marginal areas.
Plant each tree with one of our Survival Kits (a Tree Pro tube and a slow-release fertilizer block), follow our planting instructions, and it’s covered by our 1-Year Survival Guarantee. Full details here.
Drop time: Oct-Nov
Years till production: 15-20
Growing zones: 3-8
Soil type: Adapts well to most soils, prefers acidic sites
pH: 4.0-7.0
Sun: Full sun - partial shade
Size when shipped: 1yr old approx. 18-36in
Spacing: 30-40ft
Add Late Drop and keep chestnuts falling into December.
By November most acorns have been mopped up and the woods go quiet. Late Drop Hybrids are selected to drop Nov–late Dec, right when deer have the fewest options. Our recommendation: a 1:1 mix.
Questions we get about Red Oak
We don't ship on the day you order. We take orders in advance and ship at the proper time for spring planting in each region — from mid-December in the Deep South through the end of May up north. Pick your state below to see your exact window. Orders placed after your region has already shipped go out within 5–10 business days.
A Tree Pro grow tube and a slow-release fertilizer block for one tree. The tube protects the seedling from deer and rabbits and can double its growth rate; the fertilizer block feeds the tree through its first growing season. Every tree we ship is already inoculated with beneficial mycorrhizae, so there's nothing else to add — plant it in the kit, follow the Growing Guide, and it's covered by our 1-Year Survival Guarantee.
Plant with a Survival Kit and we guarantee the tree for a full year. If a tree dies within one year of the day it's delivered, we'll issue you store credit for what you paid for it. You don't have to worry about spending your money on something that may or may not make it.
To be covered, plant each tree with one of our Survival Kits (a Tree Pro tube and a slow-release fertilizer block), keep the tube on, and follow our planting instructions. Email us photos and your order number within a year of delivery.
For all details and conditions, see here: 1-Year Survival Guarantee
