Black Oak
Quercus Velutina L.
By, Ronnie Booth
Classification
Kingdom- Plantae
Subkingdom- Tracheobionta
Superdivision- Spermatophyta
Division- Magnoliophyta
Class- Magnoliopsida
Subclass- Hamamelididae
Order- Fagales
Family- Fagceae
Genus- Quercus L.
Species- Quercus Velutina L.1
Shape, Form, and Type
Figure 1- Black Oak Form
• The Black Oak can grow up
to 80 feet tall and have 3 ½
feet wide trunk.
– The trunk is rather straight
• The top of the tree is rather
round.2
Bark
Figure 2- Black Oak Bark
• The bark of a Black Oak is
black and deeply rutted.
– The inner bark is a yellow or
orange color.2
Twig
• The twigs are slender, nut
stout.
– The leaves alternate on the
twig
– The buds are concentrated
toward the end
– The twig is a reddish to
darkish brown color.2
Figure 3- Black Oak Twig
Leaf
• The leaves alternate on the
twig.
– They are also simple leaves.
• The leaves have 7-9 lobes
with bristled tips.
• They are a dark green in
color.2
Figure 4- Black Oak Leaf
Bud
• The bud of a black oak tree
is angular up to ½ inch long.
– It is a gray or brownish red in
color.2
Figure 5- Black Oak Bud
Flower
• The flower is slim and
droops in groups of 1-4.2
Figure 6- Black Oak Flower
Fruit
Figure 7- Black Oak Fruit
• The fruit of a Black Oak is a
acorn.
– It is up to ¾ inch long.
– The cap covers less than ½
the acorn.2
Habitat and Range
Figure 8- Black Oak Range
Uses
• It is used in construction, as
fence posts, and as a fuel.2
Figure 9- Black Oak Fence
Works Cited
1- USDA, NRCS. 2004. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5
(http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=QUVE ) National Plant Data Center, Baton
Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. Reviewed on 6-23-10.
2- Mohlenbrock, R. H. (n.d.). Black Oak. Forest trees of illinois. Illinois: Illinois Department of
Resources Division of Forest Resources.
Figures Cited
Figure 1- Black Oak Form
No Date
Date Retrieved: 6-23-10
http://www.huntersville.org/interactive%20ordinance/IMAGES/BlackOak.jpg
Figure 2- Black Oak Bark
2005
Date Retrieved: 6-23-10
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a2/Bark_black_oak_8771.jpg
Figure 3- Black Oak Twig
2002, Steven, Baskauf
Date Retrieved: 6-23-10
http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/image/q/quve--twbuds13194.htm
Figure 4- Black Oak Leaf
2002, Steven, Baskauf
Date Retrieved: 6-23-10
http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/image/q/quve--lf13183.htm
Figures Cited
Figure 5- Black Oak Bud
2009, Carl Strong
Date Retrieved: 6-23-10
http://natureinquiries.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/black-oak-buds-b.jpg
Figure 6- Black Oak Flower
2008, Kansas City’s Botanical Garden
Date Retrieved: 6-23-10
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Nzy91WRToMI/SB95udebQFI/AAAAAAAAAr4/HongJspehrc
/s320/Black+Oak+bloom.JPG
Figure 7- Black Oak Flower
Not Dated
Date Retrieved: 6-23-10
http://www.oplin.org/tree/fact%20pages/oak_black/fruit.jpg
Figure 8- Black Oak Range
Not Dated
Date Retrieved: 6-23-10
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=QUVE
Figure 9- Black Oak Fence
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Date Retrieved: 6-23-10
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