Scarlet Oak
DOWNLOADMarch 11, 2016 - Bert Cregg
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Quercus coccinea
- Height: 50’ - 70’
- Spread: 40’ - 50’
- Site characteristics: Easily grown in average, dry-to-medium, well-drained acidic soils; full sun
- Zone: 4 - 9
- Native range: Eastern United States
- pH: 5.5 - 7.5
- Shape: Large tree with rounded, open habit
- Foliage: Glossy, dark green in the summer, and russet-red to brilliant scarlet in the fall
- Additional: Very shade intolerant
- Pests: Relatively pest-free
Photos: Jesse Saylor, MSU (left), and David Stephens, Bugwood.org (right).
Photo: Bert Cregg, MSU
Map indicates species’ native range. Source: U.S. Geological Survey.
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