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Quercus coccinea var. coccinea

Quercus coccinea Münchh. var. coccinea

Scarlet Oak

Fagaceae (Beech family)

Synonym(s): Quercus ×richteri

USDA Symbol: QUCOC

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Fruit Type: Nut
Size Notes: Up to about 100 feet tall.
Fruit: Acorns biennial, oblong to subglobose. Cup turbinate to hemispheric, covering 1/3-1/2 nut.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Brown
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , GA , IL , IN , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MO , MS , NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , PA , RI , SC , TN , VA , VT , WI , WV
Native Habitat: Poor soils, well-drained uplands, dry slopes and ridges, occasionally on poorly drained sites.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Quercus coccinea var. coccinea in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Quercus coccinea var. coccinea in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Quercus coccinea var. coccinea

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-02
Research By: CBR

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