black oak - Quercus velutina

USDA Plant Code: QUVE
Light Requirement: full sun - part shade
Soil Moisture: dry
Height: 50-60 feet
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: tree,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : no
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: no
Bloom Color: yellow/green/brown
Bloom Period: spring
Fragrant: no
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Tree(s); mature black oak in central Wisconsin
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Fruiting body (acorn)
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Fruiting body (acorn)
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Fruiting body (acorn)
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Fruiting body (acorn)
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); Quercus velutina; black oak
Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Keith Kanoti, Maine Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); Along New York St., IUPUI
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Bark; Bark. Along New York St., IUPUI
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Bark; Bark. Along New York St., IUPUI
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Bark; Bark. Along New York St., IUPUI
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s);
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, 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;
Keith Kanoti, Maine Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Quercus velutina (black oak); leaf attachment
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Quercus velutina (black oak)
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Quercus velutina (black oak)
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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