Quercus marilandica
black-jack oak
Fagaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
tree
Size:
20-45 ft tall by 20-40 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
brown
Phenology:
deciduous
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Small to medium tree often with somewhat scruffy form. Retain in a natural setting if present.
Considerations:
Fallen/falling acorns can be an issue.
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Not wet but not extremely dry ---- to ---- Very long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Caterpillars, Mammals
Host plant for the White-M Hairstreak and Horace's Duskywing butterflies.
- The acorns are eaten by woodpeckers, blue jays, white-breasted nuthatches, American crows and wild turkey
- Attracts small mammals including squirrels, white-tailed deer and black bear.
Native Habitats:
Pine-oak-hickory woods, dry longleaf pinelands with loamy soils or clay hardpan, dry secondary woods.
