Black Oak

Mature Height: Up to around 80.0 feet

Planting Distance: 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Root Depth: 40 inches

Growth Form: Single Stem

Growth Rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Early Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: Yes

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Low

Flood Tolerance: Low

Fire Tolerance: Medium

Salt Tolerance: None

Pollinators: Bombus; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Black Oak: Abagrotis alternata, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Anisota peigleri, Anisota senatoria, Anisota stigma, Anisota virginiensis, Archips fervidana, Automeris io io, Automeris zephyria, Blastobasis glandulella, Cameraria bethunella, Cameraria fasciella, Cameraria obstrictella, Cameraria ulmella, Catastega aceriella, Catocala amica, Catocala ilia, Cydia latiferreana, Dryocampa rubicunda, Ennomos subsignaria, Erynnis horatius, Erynnis juvenalis, Eutrapela clemataria, Halysidota tessellaris, Heterocampa umbrata, Hethemia pistasciaria pistasciaria, Lacosoma chiridota, Limenitis arthemis astyanax, Limenitis arthemis rubrofasciata, Lithophane laticinerea, Lophocampa maculata, Lymantria dispar, Malacosoma americana, Malacosoma disstria, Meganola spodia, Morrisonia confusa, Morrisonia latex, Nadata nasoni, Paleacrita vernata, Papilio glaucus glaucus, Perimede erransella, Phryganidia californica, Phyllonorycter aeriferella, Phyllonorycter basistrigella, Phyllonorycter quercialbella, Pococera asperatella, Pococera expandens, Satyrium edwardsii, Schizura unicornis, Tischeria quercitella, Trypanism prudens