Black Oak

Quercus velutina

A species of oak in the red oak group. 

• Considered a slow growing tree, reaching 50 - 60 in height. Trunk is 4 - 5 feet in diameter. 

• Acorns about 0.38″-0.5″ long and wide. Dark brown color with distinctive vertical black striping on the acorn.

• Leaves have 5–7 bristle-tipped lobes, cut deep or shallow.

• Has blackish outer bark and is rigid in irregular blocks. There is also orange-yellow inner bark. 

• Grows in upland woods and sandy flats near rivers or streams. A very stable tree due to its prominent tap root system. 

• Vincent’s Forester Fun Fact: The black oak's inner bark is colored yellow and orange and is actually used to make a yellow dye called quercitron (a.k.a Dutch/English/Italian pink)