Common Name: Scarlet oak
Scientific Name:
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: coccinea
Hardiness Zone: 4 to 9
Height: 50 to 70 ft
Width: 40 to 50 ft
Common Characteristics:
- Species displays red color for most of the year, emerging with a red hue
- Tolerant of poor soils and wind
- Not tolerant of alkaline soil
- Prefers full sun
- Buds are reddish brown and pubescent
- Acorns mature in two years and have a cap that covers half the nut
- Leaves have deep sinuses and bristle-tipped lobes
- Bark has irregular ridges and is dark brown/gray on mature trees