Black
Oak is a medium to large oak from the
eastern and midwestern United States.
It is sometimes called Yellow Oak. It
grows best on moist, rich, well-drained
soils, but is often found on poor, dry
sandy, or heavy clay soils.
Tree
Type(s):
Seed
Packs
Family:
Fagaceae
Specifications:
Mature
Height: 50 to 75
ft; Mature Spread:
35 to 50 ft; Growth Rate:
Slow; Salt Tolerance:
Tolerant of salt; PH
Pref: Acidic
Sun
Exposure:
Full
Sun
Soil
Type:
Acidic,
Loamy, Moist, Sandy, Silt Loam,
Well Drained
Zones:
4b
- 8a
Importance
to Wildlife:
Black
Oak acorns are an important food
source for squirrels, white-tail
deer, mice, voles, turkeys, and
other birds.
Unique
Information:
Easily
distinguishable by the yellow
or orange inner bark, formerly
a source of tannin, for medicine,
and a yellow dye for cloth. Peeled
bark was dried, pounded to powder,
and the dye sifted out.
Native
Range:
Extreme
S Ontario and SW Maine, south
to northwest Florida, west to
central Texas, and north to southeastern
Minnesota; to 5000 Ft.
Habitat:
Dry
upland sandy and rocky ridges
and slopes, also on clay hillsides,
sometimes in pure stands.
Uses:
The wood is commercially valuable
for furniture and flooring. It
is sold as red oak.
