scarlet oak
Quercus coccinea

Ancient cottonwoods and scarlet oaks, rising from a carpet of Kentucky bluegrass, give the park a stately atmosphere.

Its design was inspired by Washington's dense tree canopy in addition to the scarlet oak being the official tree of the District.

Farther on, maybe two miles, the car stopped in a grove of scarlet oaks near a large stone house.

It is about the same as northern red oak and scarlet oak.

The scarlet oak outside my window has climbed past the roofline.

I searched in tree books to find its name and its heritage - scarlet oak, native to the eastern woodlands of North America.

By a bus stop a few blocks from my house, two scarlet oaks grow, more pruned, less flourishing than mine.

Two other oaks, that are easy to identify are the pin oak and the scarlet oak.

The branches of the scarlet oak, by contrast, are held upright as if in praise.

A sign says that scarlet oaks, signifying nothing but beauty, will fill the ranks.