Black OakQuercus 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 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 Cited1- 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 CitedFigure 1- Black Oak Form

No DateDate Retrieved: 6-23-10http://www.huntersville.org/interactive%20ordinance/IMAGES/BlackOak.jpg

Figure 2- Black Oak Bark 2005 Date Retrieved: 6-23-10http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a2/Bark_black_oak_8771.jpg

Figure 3- Black Oak Twig2002, Steven, BaskaufDate Retrieved: 6-23-10http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/image/q/quve--twbuds13194.htm

Figure 4- Black Oak Leaf2002, Steven, Baskauf Date Retrieved: 6-23-10 http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/image/q/quve--lf13183.htm

Figures CitedFigure 5- Black Oak Bud

2009, Carl StrongDate Retrieved: 6-23-10 http://natureinquiries.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/black-oak-buds-b.jpg

Figure 6- Black Oak Flower2008, Kansas City’s Botanical GardenDate Retrieved: 6-23-10 http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Nzy91WRToMI/SB95udebQFI/AAAAAAAAAr4/HongJspehrc/s320/Black+Oak+bloom.JPG

Figure 7- Black Oak FlowerNot DatedDate Retrieved: 6-23-10 http://www.oplin.org/tree/fact%20pages/oak_black/fruit.jpg

Figure 8- Black Oak RangeNot DatedDate Retrieved: 6-23-10 http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=QUVE

Figure 9- Black Oak Fence` Not DatedDate Retrieved: 6-23-10 http://files.posterous.com/gardenfocus/AsGwcJEgoAyEEsHdyoIzJvFBxsfrIpzCIrDJCjAcyleehjfAHztmGhAxmBdk/Gravity.jpg.scaled500.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=1C9REJR1EMRZ83Q7QRG2&Expires=1277335076&Signature=RdME4vkEbI2m%2FcYVC5Dkp210OGE%3D