Scarlet Oak Ornamental Leaves In landscape design it's not

In landscape design it's not uncommon to offset a forest edge of native trees by brining a cultivar out into the yard

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Care should be taken when pruning as inexperience can result in diminishing

the foliage transitions to shades of orange-red to scarlet—not quite the swirling psychedelic display of our native dogwoods

As a front-of-border specimen

Scarlet Oak Ornamental Leaves In landscape design it's notWhen considering an oak tree most think its primary quality is as a shade tree. However, the scarlet oak offers a little more. This oak has a vivid red fall color and a smaller more rounded spread making it a wonderful ornamental tree for the urban and suburban settings. The fall foliage also hangs on into the winter offering some color against the white snowy backdrop. The scarlet oak also produces acorns in the fall every 2 years that attracts