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| synonyms: Black Oak, Quercitron Oak |
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| tree/shrub type: Broad leaved trees and shrubs |
| foliage: Deciduous |
| size: Tall forest trees (above 10m) |
| leaf type: Simple leaves |
| types of fruit: Trees and shrubs with nuts/acorns |
| flowering period: Spring |
| leaf colour: Leaves green |
| growing conditions: Frost tolerant plants USDA zone 7 to -10°F or -22°C |
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Quercus velutina Lam. Black Oak or Quercitron Oak Deciduous, native of eastern N. America. The bark is used as a source of quercitron, a yellow dye, and also for tannin. Height to about 23m (75ft) but may occasionally be much taller. Flowers are found with the young leaves in late May or early June, note the females in the leaf axils. Acorns fall in October, and are up to about 1.8cm (¾in) in length. The leaves are very variable, they should look similar to Quercus coccinea though less deeply cut away. They are usually about 12.5cm (5in) long but may reach as much as 30cm (1ft) in length. The upper surface is dark shiny green, the lower surface is scattered with a thin scurf and has tufts of down in the vein axils.
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