Taxon

Quercus coccinea

 
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Quercus coccinea - scarlet oak, black oak, Spanish oak
Image: Cornell Botanic Gardens, Alison Falkenburgh
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Common name: scarlet oak, black oak, Spanish oak (English)
Family: Fagaceae (Beech)
Distribution: ME to FL west to MN and MO
Hardiness: Zone 4 (-30 to -20 F)
Life form: Deciduous tree
Oak Collection: Oak Collection
Description: Plants reach 70-75' in height with a spread of 40-50' under landscape conditions, but can attain 100' in height in the wild. Habit similar to that of Q. palustris, but becomes more rounded and open at maturity. Fall color scarlet.

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