NORTHERN BLACK OAK
QUERCUS VELUTINA
Quercus velutina
photo courtesy of J. Frank Schmidt
Genus: QUERCUS
Protected Series:
Height: 50 Feet Tall
Spread: 40-50 Feet Wide
Color: red fall color
Full Sun Plants
Full Sun Deciduous Tree Plants
Deciduous Tree
Zone: 4
#0537
native *
QUERCUS VELUTINA
Grower Notes:
Quercus velutina is commonly referred to as the Northern Black Oak, this large, deciduous oak is native to the upland hills, slopes and ridges from Florida to Texas, north of Maine, Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio. Similar to the Red Oak, its bark is almost black on mature trunks with deep broad furrowed ridges. Inner bark is yellow to bright orange. Leathery, shiny, dark green leaves turn yellow to yellow-brown to dull red in fall. Elliptic acorns have saucer-shaped acorn cups that cover up to half of the acorn. On mature trees, large crops of acorn appear every 2 to 3 years. A nice, medium sized shade tree for lawns, streets or parks.
| AVAILABLE | SIZE | TYPE | GALENA | IN-GROUND |
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(BBnPOT - formerly known as GRSTART - are B&B put into a container - they are above-ground and available now)
Quercus (Oak) Varieties:
Bur | Chestnut | Chinkapin | Hybrid | Northern Black | Northern Pin | Overcup | Pedunculate (Robur) | Pin | Pinnacle | Red | Sawtooth | Scarlet | Shingle | Shumard | Swamp Chestnut Oak | Swamp White | White | Willow
Other Deciduous Trees