Editing Quercus rubra (section)

===Fungi===
''Quercus rubra'' has effective [[ectomycorrhiza]]l relationships that have been correlated with increased growth rates. Northern red oak trees have been shown to increase growth in the presence of various [[ascomycete]]s that coil at the base of the oak trunk. The fungi, which eventually proliferate at the stumps of deciduous trees, have been found to be host-specific to both ''Quercus rubra'' and ''[[Quercus montana]]''<ref name=":7">{{Cite journal|last1=Dickie|first1=Ian A.|last2=Koide|first2=Roger T.|last3=Steiner|first3=Kim C.|date=2002|title=Influences of Established Trees on Mycorrhizas, Nutrition, and Growth of Quercus rubra Seedlings|jstor=3100054|journal=Ecological Monographs|volume=72|issue=4|pages=505–521|doi=10.2307/3100054}}</ref> and primarily promote growth upon infection.<ref name=":7" />