Blackjack Oak (Quercus marilandica)

''Quercus marilandica'', the blackjack oak, is a small oak, one of the red oak group ''Quercus'' sect. ''Lobatae''. It is native to the eastern and central United States, from Long Island to Florida, west as far as Texas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska. There are reports of a few isolated populations in southern Michigan, but these appear to represent introductions.


''Quercus marilandica'' is a small deciduous tree growing to 15 meters tall, with bark cracked into rectangular black plates.. more