Description | Scarlet Oak (Quercus coccinea) is a medium to large Oak with scarlet fall coloration. |
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Pronunciation | (Kwer-kus) |
Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | Found growing on dry, sterile, sandy soils. |
Fruit | 1/2-1 inch long acorns, enclosed 1/2-1/3 in a bowl shaped cup |
Leaves | alternate, simple, more or less oval, rounded sinuses with 5-9 bristle-tipped lobes, brilliant red in the fall |
Stems | dark brown to nearly black bark, flaky when young, furrowed later. |
Dimensions | irregular rounded or oblong crown, short trunk reaching 70-80 tall |
Propagation | stratified acorns |
Cultivar Origin | Introduced in 1691 |
Misc Facts | coccineum, Latin, meaning scarlet AKA: Spanish Oak, Black Oak |
Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson), #94-Trees of the Eastern and Central United States and Canada |