NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Quercus coccinea

Scarlet Oak

Scientific Name:	Quercus coccinea
Genus:	Quercus
Species Epithet:	coccinea
Common Name:	Scarlet Oak
Plant Type	Tree
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Invasive Status:	^(*Key)
Size:	72-100 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Yellow
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Dry, Moist
Bloom Time:	April
Growing Area:	Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Xeric upland forests. Generally rather common to common from the NC mountains eastward to the northwestern Coastal Plain, though can be somewhat local or infrequent in a few areas. Mostly infrequent or uncommon in the northwestern Coastal Plain, as well as in the Sandhills; Not nearly as numerous as White Oak (Q. alba) in our upland forests of the mountains and Piedmont, but it can be quite common in some montane dry forests at middle elevations.
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Highest Wildlife Value
Landscape Value:	Highly Recommended and Available
State Rank:	S5: Secure ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
Beautiful fall color. Leaves have deep sinuses with bristle tips. Orange County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Fallen leaf and acorn. Concentric rings commonly present around the tip of the acorn. Orange County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Young tree exhibiting its Fall colors. Orange County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Just can't get enough of the beautiful leaves in Fall. Orange County, NC- cultivated Bettina Darveaux
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record