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Shade tree · Specimen · Native · Fall color
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Scarlet Oak
Quercus coccinea · Tree
Scarlet Oak is a tree, hardy in USDA zones 4-9, that matures to about 50–70 ft × 40–50 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs. It attracts songbirds and small mammals and stands up well to drought.
- USDA zones
- 4-9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 50–70 ft × 40–50 ft
- Attracts
- Songbirds, Small mammals
- Tough against
- Drought
- Native to
- Eastern North America
Will it survive your winters?
We score Scarlet Oak’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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