Bloom Time
Mar, Apr, May
Plant Type
Native Plant, Poisonous, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial, Woody
Plant Height
72-100 ft.
Flower
Male flowers in drooping catkins and female flowers in spikes. In North Carolina, flowers are available in the month of April.
Fruit
1/2 to 1-inch nearly black acorn with a flat, scaled cap that covers about 1/3 the nut. The acorn requires two growing seasons to reach maturity. Involucral bracts are in shallow cups and are imbricated. In North Carolina, the acorns from this tree are available from September to November., Black
Fast growing, Easily transplanted, Shade tree
Birds
Butterflies
Order
Fagales
Family
Fagaceae
Genus
Quercus
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