Scarlet Oak vs. Pin Oak for fall colors??
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Comments (1)Hybridization with other oaks so that the parents of the acorns are not both scarlet oaks - that's a possibility....See MoreQuercus coccinea, scarlet oak, growth rate
Comments (67)Hey guys, I hope I am not in trouble here. My oak has grown maybe a few inches since I planted it. My first bat of fall colors last year lasted only a couple of days which was disappointing. I know these trees can start very slowly but I noticed something a little alarming - the original trunk is not branching out and the plant is suckering. It seems that this is probably indicative of stress. My question is should I just pay more attention to it by keeping it hydrated and keeping the area weed free or is my tree in serious trouble at this point? I let myself get too busy to keep an eye on it but we didn't experience any significant droughts in my area....See MorePin Oak vs Scarlet vs Red
Comments (7)Yardworker 1, I have all 3 in my yard, and I agree, it's tricky by leaf shape. The PIn oak tree, is pretty easy to spot if you go by the trees growing form. I have the red oak (Rubra) and the (Coccinea) Scarlet. I can pick out my Rubras VS my Shumard and Nuttalli's. I have 1 baby Scarlet oak. But by leaf shape it is difficult. My Rubras have a different shape now in their "teen years". If I had to choose between the PIN, SCARLET, OR RED. For a fast growing beautiful tree, in a yard with limited room, I would HAVE to say Pin Oak. Which NEEDS a PH of Neutral 7.0, or lower. The red oak Q. Rubra should be a 2nd choice for a large yard where you could plant 2 oak trees. I Just have actually spent some time under my Pin oak today. I saw it's nice form and I was in awe. I just was so happy i planted it, it is so wonderful. Yes, I am not joking. But I think that the Q. Nuttalli is a nice oak also. I really don't have an oak that I think isn't wonderful, really. I will add that the REd Oak is likely to grow to be more Massive than any of the other oaks mentioned. Unless you try a Compton's oak, that is,. The Compton's oak has no real fall color. It is in the "White oak family" anyways. Not like the Pin Scarlet or Red oaks. Well, all 3 of the oaks "Pin, Scarlet and Red" oaks are said to have red fall color. All 3 may be red in your area yardworker. I can remember the "pin oak" in my yard actually 2 of them, being a quite showy red leafed tree in fall. There are Scarlet and Rubra in my area. I will have to pester the neighbor with a Q. Rubra on what he remembers in fall from his giant Rubra which I planted in !997. I really don't recall how good the fall color is....See MoreOaks don't have fall color?
Comments (22)As of now my Pin oaks and Nr Oaks are still reddish. The Sunday night winds Nov 17 th have made my Metasequoia and many Q. Bicolors lose leaves. I want to add that the local areas Q. Alba (white oaks) are Russet red, but I have 3 in my yard and the 2 that I gave powdered seaweed to in 2009 or 2010 have had ugly fall color. The trees grow fine in the growing season, but the one that I never gave seaweed powder to is Russet red. So I guess PH is an issue. I will be removing the red colored Q. Alba one if my Live oak "late drop" does good this winter though. I would keep, if the "late drop" live oak croaks. I would dig it up and put elsewhere, if the late drop stays alive, if not for the many shade plants that are in the root-zone of the Q. Alba. So if the Live oak "late drop" does okay this winter, I have to cull the Q. Alba. I can grow them anywhere in my zone, but if the live oaks are fine after winter #2, I must keep them where they are, so they will hopefully continue to do well. Of course the Beech is still red tannish....See Morehopin4rain (7A TN)
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