These are BARE ROOTED plants which can be planted from the end of October until May and will be dispatched as soon as the weather turns cold and they become dormant.The dispatch date depends on the Autumn temperature and varies from year to year. A tree producing beautiful scarlet leaf in Autumn and squirrel food in winter with lovely acorns.This is a very colourful long living tree.Excellent for a colourful hedge or as a single Specimen Tree. Growing Details: Common Name: Red Oak Genus: Quercus Species: rubra Skill Level: Beginner Exposure: Full sun Hardiness: Hardy Soil type: Well-drained/light, Moist Height: 30m Spread: 1000cm Time to plant: October to May Description: A giant of an oak from North America, capable of topping 30m (100ft), though you will have to wait decades for it to get that high. The leaves are greenish on the top side with a bluish tinge below, but they really flare up in the autumn when they turn red before falling. A good alternative for part shade is the variety 'Aurea' which grows half as high, with yellow spring leaves.