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Page 1: Scarlet Oak Quercus Coccinea Muench By, Ronnie Booth

Scarlet OakQuercus Coccinea Muench

By, Ronnie Booth

Page 2: Scarlet Oak Quercus Coccinea Muench By, Ronnie Booth

Classification

Kingdom- Plantae Subkingdom- Tracheobionta Superdivision- Spermatophyta Division- Magnoliophyta Class- Magnoliopsida Subclass- Hamamelididae Order- Fagales Family- Fagceae Genus- Quercus L. Species- Quercus Coccinea Muench1

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Shape Form and Type

Figure 1- Scarlet Oak Form• The Scarlet Oak can grow up

to 70 feet tall– Has a trunk width of up to 2 ½

feet.2

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Bark

• The bark is a redish-brown color – When it matures it has a

slightly rough bark.2

Figure 2- Scarlet Oak Bark

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Twig

Figure 3- Black Oak Twig • The twig is slender and crowned at the tip– It is smooth and brown in

color.2

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Leaf

Figure 4- Scarlet Oak Leaf • The leaf is bright green and shiny.– It has 5-7 lobes with bristled

tips.– It can be up to 6 ½ inches

long and 4 inches wide.2

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Bud

Figure 5- Scarlet Oak Bud• The bud is pointed and

hairy at the tip.– It is a reddish brown-color– Can be up to ¼ inch long.2

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Flower

• The flowers hang down in groups of 1 or 2.– They are very slim.2

Figure 6- Scarlet Oak Flower

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Fruit

Figure 7- Scarlet Oak Fruit• The fruit of a scarlet oak is a

acorn.– It is normally a reddish-brown

color. The cup covers less than ½ the acorn.2

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Habitat and Range

Figure 8- Scarlet Oak Range

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Works Cited1- USDA, NRCS. 2004. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (

http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=QUCO2 ) National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. Reviewed on 6-23-10.

2- Mohlenbrock, R. H. (n.d.). Scarlet Oak. Forest trees of illinois. Illinois: Illinois Department of Resources Division of Forest Resources.

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Figures CitedFigure 1- Scarlet Oak Form

Not DatedDate Retrieved: 6-26-10 http://www.huntersville.org/interactive%20ordinance/IMAGES/ScarletOak.jpg

Figure 2- Scarlet Oak Bark2002, Steven BaskaufDate Retrieved: 6-26-10 http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/image/q/quco2-brclose16868.htm

Figure 3- Scarlet Oak Twig2002, Steven BaskaufDate Retrieved: 6-26-10

http://www.discoverlife.org/IM/I_SB/0162/320/Quercus_coccinea,Twig,I_SB16221.jpg Figure 3- Scarlet Oak Leaf

2009, Will CookDate Retrieved: 6-26-10http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/quco170235.jpg

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Figures CitedFigure 5- Scarlet Oak Bud

Not DatedDate Retrieved: 6-26-10http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/images/quco456.jpg

Figure 6- Scarlet Oak Flower2010Date Retrieved: 6-26-10 http://www.nikkiphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/IMG_5646.jpg

Figure 7- Scarlet Oak FruitNot DatedDate Retrieved: 6-26-10

http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Sciences/BotanicalSciences/TreesFamiliesNames/WhatTreeIsIt/IdentifybyName/CommonName/OakScarlet/fruit.jpg

Figure 8- Scarlet Oak RangeNot DatedDate Retrieved: 6-26-10 http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=QUCO2

Figure 9- Scarlet Oak 2010, John MatelDate Retrieved: 6-23-10 http://johnsonmatel.com/2010/March/Forestry/tree_rings.jpg