Scarlet Oak

Mature Height: Up to around 70.0 feet

Planting Distance: 7.3 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Root Depth: 48 inches

Growth Form: Single Stem

Growth Rate: Rapid

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Mid Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: Yes

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: No

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Medium

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: Medium

Salt Tolerance: None

Pollinators: Bombus; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Scarlet Oak: Achatia distincta, Acleris semipurpurana, Acleris subnivana, Alsophila pometaria, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Anavitrinella pampinaria, Ancylis divisana, Anisota senatoria, Antaeotricha leucillana, Antaeotricha osseella, Antaeotricha schlaegeri, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Archips argyrospila, Archips grisea, Archips semiferanus, Argyrotaenia alisellana, Argyrotaenia mariana, Argyrotaenia quercifoliana, Argyrotaenia velutinana, Aristotelia minimella, Arogalea cristifasciella, Automeris io io, Besma quercivoraria, Blastobasis glandulella, Catocala amica, Catocala lineella, Chimoptesis pennsylvaniana, Chionodes bicostomaculella, Chionodes fuscomaculella, Chionodes pereyra, Chionodes thoraceochrella, Choristoneura fractivittana, Choristoneura rosaceana, Cleora sublunaria, Coleotechnites quercivorella, Colocasia flavicornis, Cosmia calami, Cyclophora packardii, Dasychira basiflava, Dasychira leucophaea, Dasychira meridionalis memorata, Dasychira vagans, Decodes basiplagana, Dichomeris georgiella, Dichomeris ligulella, Dichomeris ventrella, Dryocampa rubicunda, Eacles imperialis, Eacles imperialis imperialis, Ennomos subsignaria, Erannis tiliaria, Erynnis juvenalis, Eupsilia sidus, Eutrapela clemataria, Fixsenia ontario ontario, Gretchena watchungana, Halysidota tessellaris, Heterocampa umbrata, Hethemia pistasciaria, Hethemia pistasciaria pistasciaria, Himella fidelis, Hyalophora cecropia, Hypagyrtis unipunctata, Hyperaeschra georgica, Hyphantria cunae, Lacosoma chiridota, Lambdina fervidaria athasaria, Lithophane antennata, Lithophane hemina, Lithophane querquera, Lymantria dispar, Malacosoma californica pluvialis, Merolonche dolli, Morrisonia confusa, Mythimna unipuncta, Nacophora quernaria, Nemoria bistriaria, Olethreutes atrodentana, Orgyia leucostigma, Orthosia alurina, Orthosia garmani, Orthosia rubescens, Pandemis lamprosana, Pandemis limitata, Perimede erransella, Phigalia strigataria, Phigalia titea, Phoberia atomaris, Phyllonorycter basistrigella, Plagodis alcoolaria, Pococera asperatella, Psaphida styracis, Psaphida thaxterianus, Pseudexentera haracana, Pseudexentera hodsoni, Pseudexentera spoliana, Psilocorsis quercicella, Psilocorsis reflexella, Satyrium calanus, Satyrium edwardsii, Sereda tautana, Sericaglaea signata, Sparganothis albicaudana, Sparganothis diluticostana, Sparganothis unifasciana, Stigmella latifasciella, Sunira bicolorago, Symmerista albifrons, Telphusa latifasciella, Xystopeplus rufago