The sinuses between them are broadly rounded. The acorn, medium-sized, is about half covered by a deep cup. The reddish-brown wood, though coarse and heavy, is sometimes sold as Red Oak.
Scarlet Oak is so called because of the brilliant color of its autumn leaves. It is a common, robust, tapering, open-crowned tree of forest and roadside, preferring dry, sandy soils. The dark bark is strongly fissured. The leaf, 3 to 6 in. long, is smooth, shiny, with few or no hairs below, somewhat resembling Pin Oak. However, it is large than that of Pin Oak, with five to seven deep lobes.
