Quercus coccinea ~ Scarlet Oak size-95-g IMAGE: Photos by Moon's Tree

IMAGE: Photos by Moon's Tree Farm

layered branching structure

Woodland Garden

White heart rot

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown

Quercus coccinea ~ Scarlet Oak size-95-g IMAGE: Photos by Moon's TreeScarlet Oak is a large native deciduous tree with a straight trunk and an open rounded crown. The deeply cut dark green foliage with bristle tipped lobes turns scarlet in fall. The acorns have a deep bowl shaped cups that cover half the acorn. Best grown in full sun and sandy, dry to medium well drained acidic soils. Quercus coccinea supports a wide variety of moths and butterflies, including: the Imperial Moth, Banded Hairstreak, Edward's Hairstreak,