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Use leaves, bark, and habitat to identify the black oak tree. Learn about this tree's identifying characteristics, where to find it, and more.
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 .
Black oak is a North American timber tree belonging to the red oak group. The tree is distributed throughout the eastern United States and is common on exposed sunny slopes and ridges.
The Black Oak tree, scientifically known as Quercus velutina, is a remarkable species that has long graced North American landscapes with its grandeur. Its history traces back centuries, entwined with the stories of Native American cultures, early American settlers, and the natural world.
Black oak, a native of the Chicago region, could be used as a parkway or street tree. Fall color is yellow to yellow-brown. This species is not offered in commerce as often as other oak species.
Black oak trees are a good tree to plant if you have lots of space, want a good wind break and shade, and love red fall foliage. In this article, we’ll explore what there is to know about planting and caring for these delightful, giant trees.
Black oak is a medium-sized tree with a wide-spreading, open crown and tall, straight trunk. Leaves are alternate, simple, with 5–7 bristle-tipped lobes, cut deep or shallow. They are 5–10 inches long, 3–8 inches wide, dark and shiny above, pale and conspicuously fuzzy underneath (the species name, velutina, means "velvety").
Black oak is a native deciduous tree in the red oak group in the beech (Fagaceae) family found growing in eastern and central USA from Maine to Michigan south to Florida to Texas primarily on slopes of upland hills and ridges.
This tree prefers rich, medium to wet acidic soils in full sun. It is adaptable to other soil types and part shade. The water oak transplants easily and adapts well to wet sites. The leaves of the water oak are bluish green, spatulate, or variable in shape and may have 0 to 5 lobes.
Quercus velutina, commonly called black oak, is a large, deciduous oak of the red oak group that typically grows 50-60’ tall with a globular, spreading crown. This tree is primarily native to upland hills, slopes and ridges from Florida to Texas north to Maine, Ontario, Michigan and Minnesota.