Quercus velutina
Table of Contents
Common Name: Black Oak
Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Tracheophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Order: Fagales |
| Family: Fagaceae |
| Genus: Quercus |
| Species: Quercus velutina |
Conservation Status
Identifying Features
Black oak tree bark is dark gray-black, blocky, and furrowed.
The leaves are alternate and simple, 4 to 10 inches long, and have between 7 and 11 deeply pointed lobes. They are leathery and shiny green.
In the fall, the leaves turn dull red.
Habitat & Range
Black oak live in dry soils across most of the eastern half of the United States.
Life Cycle
The acorns of this tree have a shaggy bowl.
Featured image by James Dake.
Related
Quercus alba
White Oak
Quercus rubra
Northern Red Oak
Fagus grandifolia
American Beech