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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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COMMON NAME
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Quercus marilandica
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Blackjack Oak
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PLANT FAMILY
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SIZE GROUP
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PLANT TYPE
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Fagaceae
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6-7
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deciduous tree
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GROWTH HABIT, RATE:
Irregular growth habit, upright and spreading. Slow growing
ADAPTABILITY:
Tolerates very poor soils, drought tolerant.
FUNCTIONS:
Naturalizing, specimen.
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
None serious, difficult to transplant and re-establish.
NATIVE RANGE:
Eastern United States
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 5-9
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS: