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Black oak

Native

Quercus velutina

Beech (Fagaceae) · Oak · 50–80 ft

Knowing it

Dark blocky bark with yellow-orange inner bark, glossy leaves. One of the most common upland oaks in the Ozarks.

What a tree company sees

Prone to decay in old wounds and to oak decline on dry sites; check large hollows before storms.

Recorded in 83 counties

From GBIF occurrence records. No record does not mean absent.