Black Oak
Quercus velutinaBlack Oak is a tree native to Central Texas that grows 80 ft tall. It wants full sun or part shade and medium water. Blooms yellow in early spring. Good for birds, butterflies and hummingbirds.
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The facts
3 sources- Type
- Tree
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (4–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Medium
- Height
- About 80 ft
- Bloom
- Early Spring · yellow
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Wildlife
- Supports birds, butterflies and hummingbirds
Where it grows
1 occurrence record in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.
also grows from seed It starts readily from seed, so a packet from a native-seed supplier, or seed collected with permission, is often the easiest way to get a plant no nursery pots.