• Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Quercus velutina

black oak

Nomenclature

Common Name:

black oak

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Quercus velutina

Family:

Fagaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

tree

Size:

to 75 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

NA

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

deciduous

Noted For:

Hurricane Wind Resistance, Fall Color, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Shade tree. Forest tree.

Considerations:

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Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Not wet but not extremely dry -to- Very long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam

Soil pH:

Acidic to circum-neutral

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals

Larval host for the white-M hairstreak.

Birds, squirrel and other wildlife consume the acorns.

Native Habitats:

Xeric to dry-mesic pine-oak-hickory woods, sometimes on bluff microsites.

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