60 Native Trees of Kentucky 



No. 2. c. Scarlet Oak Oucrcus coccinca. 



The Scarlet Oak, found all over the State on high, dry ground, 

 is strongly resistent to fire, and sprouts abundantly from stumps. 



The wood is sold with second-grade Red Oak. 



Its attractive form and brilliant autumn foliage give the 

 Scarlet Oak great advantages as a park tree. 



Tree tall, lower branches wide spreading, head narrow. 



Bark red brown, with shallow fissures. 



Leaves general outline of the Red and Black Oak, but of a 

 thinner texture and more deeply lobed. 



Fruit acorns, resembling those of Black Oak, with kernels of 

 nuts white, instead of yellow. 



No. 2. d. Te.van Oak Oucrcus tc.rana. 



The Texan Oak is the tallest of our Black Oak group. It 

 grows in moist bottomlands of the western part of the State, 

 especially along the lower Green River. 



The valuable wood is priced with Red Oak and used for the 

 same purposes. 



It resembles Scarlet Oak in foliage and Red Oak in fruit. 



