CATTON ARBORETUM
Quercus Coccinea
Common name:
Scarlet Oak
Year planted:
2001
Country of origin:
USA, Maine to Georgia and west to Indiana
Year introduced:
Sent to Europe in 1691
Description:
A large tree up to 25m in good conditions but slow in this situation due to its exposed position. Its smooth grey bark eventually becomes fissured on older trees. The leaves are divided into angular lobes with sharp tipped points and turn scarlet in the autumn.
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dined.chromatic.cloud
Tree number: 148