Quercus velutina
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A
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Black Oak
Fagaceae
Plant Specifics
| Size: | to 75 ft | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Fruit Color: | Brown | |
| Phenology: | Deciduous | |
| Habitats: | Xeric to dry-mesic pine-oak-hickory woods, sometimes on bluff microsites. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Shade tree. Forest tree. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Birds, squirrel and other wildlife consume the acorns.
Larval host for the white-M hairstreak.