Quercus coccinea 'Fastigiata'

Quercus coccinea 'Fastigiata', common name Scarlet oak upright form, is a medium-sized tree of narrow columnar habit, stiffly upright with dense branches. It grows 8 to 10 m in height and 2 to 3 m in spread. The bark is dark grey to black and remains smooth into maturity. The leaves are deciduous, alternate, elliptic outline, 8 to 15 cm long, with 3 or 4 lobes on each side, coarsely dentate, vivid green, glossy, brown to red axil beards beneath; autumn colour is bright scarlet. Fruits are held on single, short stalks, 1.5 to 2.5 cm long, one third to half of the acorn is surrounded by the cup.

117.00 Location D9 Latitude; -38.402428000000 Longitude; 146.055161000000