NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Quercus coccinea
Scarlet Oak
Scientific Name: |
Quercus coccinea |
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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) |
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