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 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 Figure 1- Black Oak Form

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 Figure 4- Black Oak 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

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 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 The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 ( ) National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA USA. Reviewed on Plant Data Center 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: Figure 2- Black Oak Bark 2005 Date Retrieved: Figure 3- Black Oak Twig 2002, Steven, Baskauf Date Retrieved: Figure 4- Black Oak Leaf 2002, Steven, Baskauf Date Retrieved:

Figures Cited Figure 5- Black Oak Bud 2009, Carl Strong Date Retrieved: Figure 6- Black Oak Flower 2008, Kansas City’s Botanical Garden Date Retrieved: /s320/Black+Oak+bloom.JPG /s320/Black+Oak+bloom.JPG Figure 7- Black Oak Flower Not Dated Date Retrieved: Figure 8- Black Oak Range Not Dated Date Retrieved: Figure 9- Black Oak Fence `Not Dated Date Retrieved: ty.jpg.scaled500.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=1C9REJR1EMRZ83Q7QRG2&Expires= &Signature=RdME4vkEbI2 m%2FcYVC5Dkp210OGE%3D ty.jpg.scaled500.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=1C9REJR1EMRZ83Q7QRG2&Expires= &Signature=RdME4vkEbI2 m%2FcYVC5Dkp210OGE%3D