| Scientific Name: | Quercus coccinea |
| Common Name: | scarlet oak |
| Family Name: | Fagaceae |
| Origin: | Canada - eastern, U.S. - northeast |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Tree - deciduous |
| Mature Size: | 22 - 30m x 10 - 15m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Open, Spreading, Upright |
| Form: | Round |
| Texture: | Medium - coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Fall interest, Shade tree, Specimen plant, Street (boulevard tree), Tall background, Wildlife food, Wind break |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade |
| Soil or Media: | Acidic, Humus rich, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Lobed, Alternate, Leathery, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Lustrous, Elliptic, Obovate, Ovate, Pinnately lobed, Serrate |
| Flowers: | Catkin (ament), Green-yellow, Red, Apr-May |
| Fruit: | Edible, Nut, Brown, Oct-Nov |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Round-form oak tree with upward, ascending branches; leaves ovate to obovate, 15-20cm long x 8-12cm wide, sinuses deep, rounded. Winter ID: persistent or fallen leaves; buds ovoid, blunt tipped, grey-brown, usually with short pubescence; leaf scars half-round with scattered bundle scars. | |