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Quercus nigra

water oak
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

water oak

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Quercus nigra

Familia:

Fagaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

50-80 ft tall by 20-50 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

Color de la fruta:

brown

Fenología:

Deciduous. Blooms early spring (inconspicuous). Fruits ripen the second fall. Life span 70-100 years.

Destacado por:

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Shade tree. Semi-evergreen with leaves falling just before new leaves emerge.

Consideraciones:

Acorns can be a maintenance problem.

Disponibilidad:

Seed

Propagación:

Seed

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Short very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Loam

pH del suelo:

Acidic to neutral

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A

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Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals

Larval host plant for Horace's dusky wing ( Erynnis horactius ), red-banded hairstreak ( Calycopis cecrops ) and white-M hairstreak ( Parrhasius m-album ) butterflies

Provides cover for and nesting areas for birds and squirrels





The acorns are used by squirrels, turkeys, and deer



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Hábitats nativos:

Floodplains, seep slopes, mesic secondary woods. May invade flatwoods if there is fire exclusion.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

The wood is weak.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Burns, Russell M., and Barbara H. Honkala [Technical coordinators]. (1990). Silvics of North America: Volume 2. Hardwoods. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Agriculture Handbook 654. ( https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/1548 ). Accessed 2026.


Gilman, Edward F., Deborah Hilbert, Dennis G. Watson, Ryan Klein, Andrew Koeser, and Drew C. McLean. (2019). Quercus nigra : Water oak. ( http://hort.ufl.edu/database/documents/pdf/tree_fact_sheets/queniga.pdf ). Accessed 2019. Dept. of Environmental Horticulture, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Huegel, Craig N. (2010). Native Plant Landscaping for Florida Wildlife. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Minno, Marc, and Maria Minno. (1999). Florida Butterfly Gardening: A Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Butterflies. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Missouri Botanical Garden. (Undated). Plant Profile: Quercus nigra. ( http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=301121 ). Accessed 2026. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


University of Tennessee Extension Service. (2010). Desired pH Range and salt tolerance of common nursery plants. ( https://plantsciences.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2021/10/Desired-pH-Range-List.pdf ). Accessed 2026. University of Tennessee Extension, Knoxville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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