Quercus coccinea Adam Turtle evenly moist forest floors

evenly moist forest floors

is a bold native perennial of the eastern North American woodlands

hardy shrub reaching ten to twelve feet

well-drained soil that holds a little moisture

A young Emmenopterys may grow vigorously for years

Quercus coccinea Adam Turtle evenly moist forest floorsThe name is a promise the tree keeps only at the very end of the year. Coccinea is Latin for scarlet, and scarlet oak earns it in late October, well after the other oaks have turned and dropped, when the whole crown ignites into a clean, carrying red that holds for weeks and can be seen across a valley. On a good tree in the right soil, this is the best fall color the genus offers, which is saying something. Scarlet oaks are trees of dry, sandy, acid