Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

black-jack oak

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Quercus marilandica

Family:

Fagaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

tree

Size:

20-45 ft tall by 20-40 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

NA

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

deciduous

Noted For:

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Small to medium tree often with somewhat scruffy form. Retain in a natural setting if present.

Considerations:

Fallen/falling acorns can be an issue.

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Not wet but not extremely dry ---to--- Very long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Caterpillars, Mammals

Host plant for the White-M Hairstreak and Horace's Duskywing butterflies.



  • The acorns are eaten by woodpeckers, blue jays, white-breasted nuthatches, American crows and wild turkey


  • Attracts small mammals including squirrels, white-tailed deer and black bear.


Native Habitats:

Pine-oak-hickory woods, dry longleaf pinelands with loamy soils or clay hardpan, dry secondary woods.

Natural Range in Florida:

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