Quercus coccinea

Height:
20 metres at maturity
Width:
15 metres at maturity
Growth Rate:
Fast growing, deciduous form of oak
Growth Habit:
Horizontal Branching Has an open, wide spreading habit
Foliage:
Scarlet Oak leaves turn an intensely vivid scarlet colour before falling in autumn
Leaves are glossy green in spring, having deeply lobed new foliage
Acorns produced can take up to two years to mature, starting off green and turning pale brown with a deep cap covering them by half .
Preferred growing conditions:
The Oak trunk has a tendency to flare out at the base, so a good amount of space is recommended
Adapts well to a variety of sites, performs well in drier sites with sandy soils
Tolerates most soils in a full sun position
Landscape Use:
A great feature tree. Scarlet Oak Quercus coccinea is an ornamental, fast growing, deciduous form of oak which has an open, wide spreading habit
Brilliant display of colour in autumn, leaves turn an intensely vivid scarlet colour
Can also be used in street plantings and in parks and gardens
Overall, this oak makes an excellent shade tree

Deciduous, Feature Foliage, Shade Tree, Specimen/p>

* All dimensions are indicative