Horticultural Value.—Hardy throughout New England; grows in all well-drained soils, but prefers a rich, moist loam; more readily obtainable than most of our oaks; in common with other trees of the genus, nursery trees must be transplanted frequently to be moved with safety; grows rapidly and is fairly free from disfiguring insects; the oak-pruner occasionally lops off its twigs. When once established, it grows as rapidly as the sugar maple, and is worthy of much more extended use in street and landscape plantations. Propagated from the seed.
Plate XLIII.—Quercus rubra.
| 1. Winter buds. |
| 2. Flowering branch. |
| 3. Sterile flower. |
| 4. Fertile flowers, side view. |
| 5. Fruiting branch. |
Quercus coccinea, Wang.
Scarlet Oak.
Habitat and Range.—Most common in dry soil.
Ontario.