Common Name: Red Oak Botanical Name:Quercus borealis Planted: 1913 Sponsor: Speaker Joseph G. Cannon (Ill.)
Honoree Details
Speaker of the House of Representatives Joseph Cannon served for 46 years as a republican representative from Illinois and was Speaker from 1903 to 1911.
Tree Details
The red oak is one of the best oaks for urban environments, often used as a street tree in the New England and Midwestern states.