. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. I. 141 PLATE LXIV. SCARLET OAK. s. loaves, (s) staminate l)loHsoinf!, immature and mature acorns, x I. Flowci'iiiir lirnndi with immature (!) imiiijtturc acorns, x J. liraiich with mature leave An acorn, x J. An acorn cup, x J. Terminal section ol" a winter twijr, x Sectiftn of a winter twin showing lentieels, leaf nn;:ular buds covered with numerous over-lappinp An apical Imd-scah; with <-iliate niarj;in, enlarged. A liasal Imd-scale, enlarged i. scars with Imndh' scales, enlartced. (p) pistillate blossoms
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. I. 141 PLATE LXIV. SCARLET OAK. s. loaves, (s) staminate l)loHsoinf!, immature and mature acorns, x I. Flowci'iiiir lirnndi with immature (!) imiiijtturc acorns, x J. liraiich with mature leave An acorn, x J. An acorn cup, x J. Terminal section ol" a winter twijr, x Sectiftn of a winter twin showing lentieels, leaf nn;:ular buds covered with numerous over-lappinp An apical Imd-scah; with <-iliate niarj;in, enlarged. A liasal Imd-scale, enlarged i. scars with Imndh' scales, enlartced. (p) pistillate blossoms. •jcars, and two slightly SCARLET OAK. Quercus coccinea, Muench. FOEM—An average-sized tree usually attaining a height of GO-80 ft., but occasionally reaching a height of 150 ft. with a diameter of 4 feet. Lateral branches ascending above, horizontal in middle, drooping below. Lateral branches are slender and lower ones die readily from shading, only persist for many years. Trnnk very tapering, crown ehallow and narrow. BARK—On old trunks intermediate between the Red Oak and the Black Oak. It is broken UD into rough, irregular, deep fissures which separate ridges not so rough as those of the Black Oak and not so flat-topped as those of the Red Oak. Inner bark red to gray. On younger limbs thin, smooth, light brown. See Fig. 78. TWIGS—Slender, smooth, reddish or grayish-brown, covered with numerous, small, pale, lentieels; pith star-shaped. BUDS-Alternate, broadly ovate, narrowed to a blunt apex. J-i of an inch long, dark reddish-brown, covered with a pale wool from the middle to the apex. LEAVES-Alternate, simple, broadly oval to obovate, 3-(i inches long, 2J-5 l.°*^^«f^ ^'^^1 lobes bristle-pointed and separated by deep round-based sinuses extendmg at least § of the distance to the midrib. In autumn brilliantly scarlet before falhng. LEAF-SCARS—See "Leaf Scars" under White Oak, page 132. FLOWERS-Appear about May when leaves are i developed. Sta
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