The Scarlett Oak is a member of the red oak group. The tree is medium sized (45 feet) with a bole diameter of one to two feet. The trunk is dark and finely grooved. Leaves are three to six inches long with shiny top and hairless, dull underside. They are deeply lobed. The acorns are bowled and one-quarter to one-half inches long with a three-quarter inch diameter.

The growing region is from Alabama to Maine. The scarlett name comes from the red leaves in the fall. The inner bark of this tree is white-to-pink in color. Oak is a hardwood providing a major portion of the annual lumber in the United States. Oak trees are generally slow-growing and long-lived and tend to be relatively resistant to diseases and insects. Tannin is a major produce from oak bark. The wood is rough grained and used for construction materials and pallets.