Black Oak Quercus Velutina L.

1. Black OakQuercusVelutina L. By, Ronnie Booth

2. Classification Kingdom- Plantae Subkingdom- Tracheobionta Superdivision- Spermatophyta Division- Magnoliophyta Class- Magnoliopsida Subclass- Hamamelididae Order- Fagales Family- Fagceae Genus- Quercus L. Species- QuercusVelutina L.1

3. Shape, Form, and Type Figure 1- Black Oak Form • The Black Oak can grow up to 80 feet tall and have 3 ½ feet wide trunk. • The trunk is rather straight • The top of the tree is rather round.2

4. Bark Figure 2- Black Oak Bark The bark of a Black Oak is black and deeply rutted. The inner bark is a yellow or orange color.2

5. Twig Figure 3- Black Oak Twig • The twigs are slender, nut stout. • The leaves alternate on the twig • The buds are concentrated toward the end • The twig is a reddish to darkish brown color.2

6. Leaf Figure 4- Black Oak Leaf The leaves alternate on the twig. They are also simple leaves. The leaves have 7-9 lobes with bristled tips. They are a dark green in color.2

7. Bud Figure 5- Black Oak Bud • The bud of a black oak tree is angular up to ½ inch long. • It is a gray or brownish red in color.2

8. Flower Figure 6- Black Oak Flower • The flower is slim and droops in groups of 1-4.2

9. Fruit Figure 7- Black Oak Fruit The fruit of a Black Oak is a acorn. It is up to ¾ inch long. The cap covers less than ½ the acorn.2

10. Habitat and Range Figure 8- Black Oak Range

11. Uses Figure 9- Black Oak Fence • It is used in construction, as fence posts, and as a fuel.2

12. Works Cited 1- USDA, NRCS. 2004. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=QUVE ) National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. Reviewed on 6-23-10. 2- Mohlenbrock, R. H. (n.d.). Black Oak. Forest trees of illinois. Illinois: Illinois Department of Resources Division of Forest Resources.

13. Figures Cited Figure 1- Black Oak Form No Date Date Retrieved: 6-23-10 http://www.huntersville.org/interactive%20ordinance/IMAGES/BlackOak.jpg Figure 2- Black Oak Bark 2005 Date Retrieved: 6-23-10 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a2/Bark_black_oak_8771.jpg Figure 3- Black Oak Twig 2002, Steven, Baskauf Date Retrieved: 6-23-10 http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/image/q/quve--twbuds13194.htm Figure 4- Black Oak Leaf 2002, Steven, Baskauf Date Retrieved: 6-23-10 http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/image/q/quve--lf13183.htm

14. Figures Cited Figure 5- Black Oak Bud 2009, Carl Strong Date Retrieved: 6-23-10 http://natureinquiries.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/black-oak-buds-b.jpg Figure 6- Black Oak Flower 2008, Kansas City’s Botanical Garden Date Retrieved: 6-23-10 http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Nzy91WRToMI/SB95udebQFI/AAAAAAAAAr4/HongJspehrc /s320/Black+Oak+bloom.JPG Figure 7- Black Oak Flower Not Dated Date Retrieved: 6-23-10 http://www.oplin.org/tree/fact%20pages/oak_black/fruit.jpg Figure 8- Black Oak Range Not Dated Date Retrieved: 6-23-10 http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=QUVE Figure 9- Black Oak Fence ` Not Dated Date Retrieved: 6-23-10 http://files.posterous.com/gardenfocus/AsGwcJEgoAyEEsHdyoIzJvFBxsfrIpzCIrDJCjAcyleehjfAHztmGhAxmBdk/Gravi ty.jpg.scaled500.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=1C9REJR1EMRZ83Q7QRG2&Expires=1277335076&Signature=RdME4vkEbI2 m%2FcYVC5Dkp210OGE%3D