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blackjack oak

Quercus marilandica

The blackjack oak is a sturdy tree that grows in dry, sandy areas. Its leaves are unique and can turn beautiful colors in the fall, making it a lovely sight in nature!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The blackjack oak has distinctive dark, blocky bark and stiff, leathery leaves that are often wider towards the tip with three shallow lobes, giving them a duck-foot shape. Its overall form is often irregular and scraggly, sometimes with reddish-brown fall foliage.

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Interessante Fakten

Did you know its strong wood was once used to make fence posts and charcoal?

Some people call its uniquely shaped leaves 'duck-foot' leaves because of their wide, three-lobed tip!

The acorns of the blackjack oak have a fuzzy cap that covers more than half of the nut!

This hardy tree can often be found growing in poor, dry soils where other trees struggle to survive.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Drought Defender

Blackjack oak has a deep taproot that helps it reach groundwater, allowing it to survive long dry spells and poor soils.

Fähigkeit

Fire Fighter

Its incredibly thick, dark bark protects the blackjack oak from damage during ground fires that sweep through its habitat.

Fähigkeit

Sun Shield

Blackjack oak has tough, leathery leaves that are designed to reduce water loss, helping it thrive in intense sun.

Maße und Details

Höhe
500-1500 cm
Ausbreitung
400-1000 cm
Blütezeit
Frühling
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Leicht
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Wind

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

eats blackjack oak acorns

eats

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

browses leaves and eats acorns

depends on

Banded Hairstreak

Satyrium calanus

larvae feed on oak leaves

symbiotic with

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

mycorrhizal fungi partner

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

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Stay away from the tree's sharp acorns, but enjoy looking at its beautiful leaves!

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Was ist der/die/das höhe von blackjack oak?

500-1500 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von blackjack oak?

400-1000 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von blackjack oak?

Frühling

Was ist der/die/das essbar von blackjack oak?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von blackjack oak?

Leicht

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von blackjack oak?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von blackjack oak?

Wind

Wo findet man blackjack oak normalerweise?

Forests

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