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Black Oak

Quercus velutina

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Photo Credit: Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Photo Credit: Leaves. Keith Kanoti, Maine Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Photo Credit: Leaves. Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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The black oak is well adapted for dry sites and poor soils. Its leaves are lustrous, shiny green above, and paler with scruffy hairs below. The leaves turn yellow and brown each fall. Black oak trees have dark, scaly bark that is nearly black, adding a stark contrast to winter greys.

 Tree Height 
 Mature Crown Spread 
Mature
Tree Height		 50-60 FT
Mature
Crown Width		 50-60 FT
Growth
Per Year		 1-2 FT

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