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THE Black Oak
About the Black Oak :
The Black Oak tree, Quercus velutina, is very
similar in appearance to the Red Oak. One of the
main differences include its ability to thrive on
poor and varied soils. It is sometimes called yellow
oak, quercitron, yellowbark oak, or smoothbark oak.
Black Oak trees occur naturally on poor sandy or
clay hillsides. This deciduous tree has deeply
furrowed bark and on mature trees is nearly black.
The thick, nearly black bark is marked with deep
furrows and irregularly broken ridges. The
characteristic inner bark is bright yellow to
orange, hence the alternate common name of Yellow
Oak.
This moderately growing oak tree grows on dry
uplands, slopes and ridges. The wood, while hard and
strong is not tough. It generally is inferior to
that of the Red Oak. Still, it is used in much the
same ways. Historically, the inner bark was
important for its tannin and as a source of yellow
dye. The green leaves have a notably velvety
underside. |
