Quercus nigra

North America

6

Solitary, park, street tree

Undemanding, alkaline to neutral, well-drained, nutrient-rich, calcareous soil preferred, cannot be built over, heat-tolerant, flood-tolerant

Deciduous, medium green, glossy, ovoid, slightly lobed, alternate, fall late

in May, golden yellow, arranged in catkins

small, reddish-brown, oval fruits

dark grey, furrowed

yellow-brown