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Quercus nigra - (image 1 of 1)

Taxonomy

Family: Fagaceae

Habitat

Bottomland woods along streams. Primarily moist to wet sites.

Associates

 Distribution

Mostly restricted to the southeast. The most northern population occurs in southern NJ.

Morphology

Deciduous tree 50-80' high. Leaves simple, alternate, obovate, entire to 3-lobed at the apex. Acorns solitary, to 1/2" long and wide, the cap shallow with appressed scales; the nut striped with brown and black. Bark dark and rather smooth.

Notes

Flowers NA

Wetland indicator: Facultative

Seedlings often highly lobed and evergreen. Hardy to zone 6, somewhat of a weed in hardiness zones 7-9. Can be effective as a shade and street tree.

References

Dirr, Michael A. 1998. Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses.
5th ed. Champaign, Illinois: Stipes Publishing L.L.C.

Petrides, G. and J. Wehr. 1998. A Field Guide to Eastern Trees: Eastern US and Canada, including the Midwest. 1st ed. expanded
Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston, MA

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