Editing Quercus rubra (section)

==Culture==
It is the [[List of U.S. state trees|state tree]] of [[New Jersey]] and the [[list of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols|provincial tree]] of [[Prince Edward Island]].

=== Famous specimens ===
[[File:Quercus_rubra_with_arborist.jpg|thumb|The Shera-Blair red oak]]
* [[Ashford Oak]] – A very large Northern Red Oak in [[Ashford, Connecticut|Ashford]], Connecticut. The tree has suffered falling limbs because of its great age. However, this tree is still a sight to behold; the trunk is {{cvt|8|m|ft}} in circumference and the root-knees are also particularly impressive. The oak is located on Giant Oak Lane off [[U.S. Highway 44]]. There are several other large oaks in the area.<ref name="Great Trees" />
* [[Chase Creek Red Oak]] – This forest tree is located on a very rich steep slope in [[Anne Arundel County]], [[Maryland]]. It is a high-stump [[coppice]] with three leads. It was the state champion oak in Maryland in 2002. The circumference at breast height is {{cvt|6.7|m|ftin}}, the height {{cvt|41.5|m|ftin}} and the spread {{cvt|29.9|m|ftin}}<ref name="Great Trees" />
* [[Shera-Blair Red Oak]] – This majestic red oak tree is located on Shelby Street in the South Frankfort neighborhood in [[Franklin County, Kentucky|Franklin County]], [[Kentucky]], and is the largest red oak tree in the oldest neighborhood in [[Frankfort, Kentucky|Frankfort]], [[Kentucky]]. It is in the backyard of a house built in 1914 by architect Arthur Raymond Smith, who at one time worked for D.X. Murphy & Bros., famed architects that designed the twin spires at [[Churchill Downs]]. The circumference at breast height is {{cvt|6.4|m|ftin}}, with the trunk reaching higher than {{cvt|40|ft|m|order=flip}} before the branches begin and an estimated height of {{cvt|130|ft|m|order=flip}}.
* [[Zhelevo (tree)|Zhelevo]] – At over 250 years old, this tree is among the oldest in Toronto. The trunk has a circumference of {{cvt|4.95|m|ftin}} and the canopy is over {{cvt|24|m|ft}} tall. The lot where the tree stands has been purchased by the City of Toronto to be turned into a public park.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.canadiangeographic.ca/article/toronto-city-council-votes-save-historic-red-oak |title=''Toronto city council votes to save historic red oak'' |last=Cotterill |first=Madigan |date=3 December 2020 |website=Canadian Geographic |access-date=18 May 2021}}</ref>
* International Tree of Peace – On 21 June 2019 an International Tree of Peace was planted on the north lawn of the [[National World War I Museum and Memorial|National WWI Museum and Memorial]] in [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], [[Missouri]]. It was planted in the honor and memory of those who fought and died in World War I.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leafnet |date=2019-06-28 |title=The "Tree of Peace" was planted on the American continent |url=https://www.tofp.eu/the-tree-of-peace-was-planted-on-the-american-continent/ |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=Tree of peace / Strom pokoja |language=en-US}}</ref>