Common Name(s): | Water Oak, Possum Oak, Oak,Water |
Scientific Name: | Quercus nigra |
Family: | Fagaceae |
Longevity: | Perennial |
Season: | Cool |
Origin: | Native |
Height: | 25 m |
Flowers: | April |
Fruits: | Acorns mature in fall of second year |
Description: A medium- to large-sized tree with a rounded crown. Occurs on wet bottomlands soils and flood plains. Often associated with willow oak. The acorns are eaten by many species of wildlife. Water oak is a member of the "Red/Black" oak group whose leaf veins extend past the leaf margin to form bristles. Acorns mature in the fall of the second year. It is a relatively fast growing oak and is often planted as an ornamental. |