Quercus velutina
black oak
Fagaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
tree
Size:
to 75 ft
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
brown
Phenology:
deciduous
Noted For:
Hurricane Wind Resistance, Fall Color, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Shade tree. Forest tree.
Considerations:
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:
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam
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.
