Black oak (Quercus velutina) is a deciduous, medium-to-large oak tree is commonly found in the eastern half of the United States. A black oak tree can be identified by its bark and leaves.

Black oak (Quercus velutina) is a common, medium- to large-sized oak of the eastern and midwestern United States. It is sometimes called yellow oak, quercitron, yellowbark oak, or smoothbark oak.

The cap is deeper than northern red oak and the scales on the edge of the cap resemble loose, rough shingles. Black oaks, which grow to 50 to 60 feet tall, are found mostly in dry, upland areas. The ...

Due to its moderately high density, California black oak’s strength and stiffness is high, although slightly weaker than eastern red oaks. For dry wood, the ultimate strength (MOR) is 13,000 psi ...

The red oak group includes northern red oak, black oak and scarlet oak, and the white oak group includes eastern white oak, post oak, swamp white oak and chestnut oak. It’s easy to identify a red oak ...