Often found here in East Texas growing with Southern Red Oaks and Post Oaks. The leaves do resemble Water Oaks to a degree, but are larg...Read Moreer and wider, and the bark is nearly black on mature trees. It's not unusual to find some really big leaves up to 8" long on saplings. Acorns are medium sized, barrel shaped, with striping.
This tree is usually a small understory tree where I live. The leaves resemble water oak but are wider. The two are often confused. Black...Read Morejack oak is quite tolerant of shade and grows slowly. It seems to sporadically occur and never forms pure stands.
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Those are some great photos, Melody and Jeff.
The blackjack oak is another broad leafed deciduous oak that is native to Fl...Read Moreorida. It's found growing in with pines and other oaks in dry uplands and ridges. Also native to much of the east coast and Texas.
One of the wonderful Red Oaks, the Blackjack is denoted by the large fan like leaves. The pointed tufts show that it is in the Red Oak fa...Read Moremily.
Mature trees can get quite large and provide deep shade for outdoor recreation. They also provide acorns for the 'mast' in the Fall that birds, deer and small animals need to survive through the winter.
Here in West KY, we are blessed by a great many oak species, and a great number of them are in mixed forests. This Blackjack is in the City Park and it is surrounded by Southern Red Oaks, Post Oaks ,Eastern Black Oaks and Shingle Oaks. All of these are 'wild' trees that were there before the park was built.
I highly doubt blackjack oak is hardy to zone 3, its pretty much a zone 6 oak.
Often found here in East Texas growing with Southern Red Oaks and Post Oaks. The leaves do resemble Water Oaks to a degree, but are larg...Read More
This tree is usually a small understory tree where I live. The leaves resemble water oak but are wider. The two are often confused. Black...Read More
Those are some great photos, Melody and Jeff.
The blackjack oak is another broad leafed deciduous oak that is native to Fl...Read More
One of the wonderful Red Oaks, the Blackjack is denoted by the large fan like leaves. The pointed tufts show that it is in the Red Oak fa...Read More