UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS HORTICULTURE 3103 SUMMARY SHEET

SCIENTIFIC NAME
COMMON NAME
Quercus marilandica
Blackjack Oak
PLANT FAMILY
SIZE GROUP
PLANT TYPE
Fagaceae
6-7
deciduous tree


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:

Hort 3133 Lab 6