Taxon

Quercus coccinea

 
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Quercus coccinea - scarlet oak
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: scarlet oak
Family: Fagaceae (beech family)
Distribution: e. United States
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: This is a large deciduous tree, 70-75' tall at maturity, with a rounded open crown. While young its habit is distinctly conical. Foliage is an excellent glossy dark green in summer changing to scarlet in the fall. Tolerates dry, sandy soil and usually does not develop the chlorosis problems of pin oak.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture • World Flora Online

Locations

  • 1: BRC: BT10 (BT10) • Accession: D2005-0865.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: DWD: AD06 (AD06) • Accession: D1926-0039.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 3: STC: AI10 (AI10) • Accession: D1973-0287.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 4: STC: AI10 (AI10) • Accession: D2005-0865.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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