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Quercus coccinea Münchh. Scarlet oak
Scarlet oak is a native of the eastern United States, named for bright red colors of its leaves in the fall. Identification: Trees reach 80' (24 m), with the maximum reported height of 181' (55 m). Leaves are deeply lobed, even more so than eastern black oak, and sharp-tipped. Acorns are ½-1" (1.3-2.5 cm) long. The cap usually covers half of the nut. See the Quercus comparison table.
Photo by Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, from the Arboretum Robert Lenoir, Rendeux, Belgium, on 4/10/2008. Online References:
The Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation The University of Connecticut Plant Database The Vanderbilt University Bioimages web site Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center The Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation The USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database References:
Sibley, David Allen, The Sibley Guide to Trees, Alfred A. Knopf, 2009, p. 187
6/12/2023 · Viles Arboretum, Augusta, Maine
May be Quercus palustris · 10/29/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
Quercus coccinea description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 26 Jul 2023.
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6/12/2023 · Viles Arboretum, Augusta, Maine
or Black Oak? · 5/25/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Massachusetts
or Black Oak? · 5/25/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Massachusetts
May be Quercus palustris · 10/29/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts Range:
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ID is uncertain 
