Quercus marilandica

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Black-jack Oak

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.

Propagation:

Seed.

Availability:

Native nurseries, Seed

Light:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

always floodedextremely dry

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

Moisture Tolerance:

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

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.

Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or other substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Acidic

Wildlife:

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.

Insects:

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

Native Habitats:

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

Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures