A black oak tree can be identified by its bark and leaves. The bark is typically dark blackish or brownish grey, and the leaves are green with lobes that have bristles at the tips. This guide will ...

This week, we take a look at the seventh of our featured oak varieties in Indiana, the Black Oak or Quercus velutina. The leaves of black oak are multi-lobed, typically with seven lobes, with deep ...

this time focusing on the black oak species. Deep sinuses on the leaves and shinier coat, a dark blocky bark and acorns with loose shingle-like plates on the cap are some key identifiers to separate ...

Common red oak species include Northern red, Southern red, pin, willow, and black oak. Prevalent species of white oak are chinkapin, bur, English, swamp, and live oak. The distinctions between the two ...

California black oak is in the red oak group of species, but its source of supply (It grows primarily in northern California and southwest Oregon), physical properties (It is weaker than most red ...

Most species in the red oak family may generate big numbers of acorns every four years or so. Varieties of white oak may do so every three years. For the black oak – a member of the red oak ...

Studying and understanding the local mycorrhizal fungi, they say, is fundamental to preserving local endangered plant species, like the endemic Colombian black oak. Its genus is thought to ...