Scientific Name:	Quercus coccinea
Pronunciation:	KWURK-us kock-SIN-ee-uh
Common Name:	scarlet oak
Family Name:	Fagaceae
Plant Type:	Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Round-form oak tree with upward, ascending branches; leaves 15-20 cm long, sinuses deep, rounded.
Course(s):	HORT 2355, Level 3 Apprenticeship

Habit: Open, Spreading, Upright Form: Round Texture: Medium - coarse Mature Size: Height: 22 - 30m Spread: 10 - 15m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Canada - eastern, U.S. - northeast Hardiness Rating: Zone 4: (-34 to -29 C) Exposure: Filtered shade, Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Acidic, Humus rich, Well-drained Water Use: Low Landscape Uses: Fall interest, Shade tree, Specimen plant, Street (boulevard tree), Tall background, Wildlife food, Wind break Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Lobed, Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Leathery, Pinnate venation Surfaces: Glabrous, Lustrous Colour in Fall: Red Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Elliptic, Obovate, Ovate Apices: Acute Bases: Cuneate, Oblique (uneven), Truncate Margins: Pinnately lobed, Serrate

Inflorescence Type: Catkin (ament) Flower Morphology: Monoecious plant Number of Petals: 0 Ovary Position: Inferior Colour (petals): Not showy, Red, Green-yellow Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Apr, May

Fruit Type: Nut Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Oct, Nov Additional Info: Showy, Edible, Fruiting absent on our specimens.

Bark Morphology: Showy, Moderately fissured Bark or Stem Colour: Grey, Brown     Leaf Bud Type: Ovoid Leaf Scar Shape: Half-round Organ Modifications: Storage tap root

Propagation:	Seed, Hardwood cuttings, Grafting
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low
Pest Susceptibility:	Anthracnose, Galls, Leaf miner insect, Root rot, Rust, Scale insects, Wilt, ( Pest resistant )

Location(s): (BHE) Boulevard by Hwy. 10 Eastend : 412 q.1 (BKW) Boulevard Kwantlen Way : q.1 Location Map

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