water oak - Quercus nigra

USDA Plant Code: QUNI
Light Requirement: full sun - part shade
Soil Moisture: wet - medium
Height: 50-80 feet
Leaves: evergreen
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: tree,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : yes
Drought Tolerance: yes
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes
Riparian Buffers: yes
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes
Butterflies and Moths: yes
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: yes
Bloom Color: yellow
Bloom Period: spring
Fragrant: no
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Amy Gilliss, Arundel Tree Service, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Bark;
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Bark;
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Winter bud
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Winter bud
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); mature
Franklin Bonner, USFS (ret.), Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Amy Gilliss, Arundel Tree Service, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Amy Gilliss, Arundel Tree Service, Bugwood.org
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Damage; Human Damage \Pruning\Topping\Death of Water Oaks.
Randy Cyr, Greentree, Bugwood.org
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