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Quercus velutina (Latin 'velutina', "velvety") , the black oak, is a species of oak in the red oak group (Quercus sect. Lobatae), native and widespread in eastern and central North America. It is sometimes called the eastern black oak. [4] Quercus velutina was previously known as yellow oak due to the yellow pigment in its inner bark.
The oak tree features prominently in many Celtic cultures. The ancient geographer Strabo (1st century AD) reported that the important sacred grove and meeting-place of the Galatian Celts of Asia Minor, Drunemeton, was filled with oaks.
Donar's Oak: Near Hesse, Germany: Donar's Oak was a sacred tree located in an unclear location around what is now the region of Hesse, Germany. According to the 8th century Vita Bonifatii auctore Willibaldi, the Anglo-Saxon missionary Saint Boniface and his retinue cut down the tree earlier the same century.
The oak features in many coats of arms, such as that of Estonia. [100] The oak is a widely used symbol of strength and endurance. [101] It is the national tree of many countries, [102] including the US, [103] Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus , Estonia, France, Germany, Moldova, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Serbia, and Wales. [102]
An oak leaf cluster is a ribbon device to denote preceding decorations and awards consisting of a miniature bronze or silver twig of four oak leaves with three acorns on the stem. It is authorized by the United States Armed Forces for a specific set of decorations and awards of the Department of Defense , Department of the Army , and Department ...
– Chinkapin oak – eastern, central, and southwestern US (West Texas and New Mexico), northern Mexico; Quercus ningqiangensis S.Z.Qu & W.H.Zhang – southeastern China; Quercus oblongifolia Torr. – Arizona blue oak, Southwestern blue oak, or Mexican blue oak – # southwestern U.S., northwestern Mexico; Quercus obtusata Bonpl. – Mexico
Black oak is a common name for several species of tree. These include: Quercus kelloggii, the California black oak, from the western United States; Quercus velutina, the eastern black oak, from the eastern United States and Canada; Casuarina pauper, an Australian tree species; Trigonobalanus excelsa, the Colombian black oak, an oak relative ...
California black oak is a deciduous tree growing in mixed evergreen forests, oak woodlands, and coniferous forests. California black oak is distributed along foothills and lower mountains of California and western Oregon. [6] [7] It can be found at altitudes of up to 1,800 m (5,900 ft), for example near Mount Shasta. [4]