#1558 most planted
Quercus marilandica
Blackjack oak
Broadleaf
31
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
5
cities
26 in
median trunk (65 cm, 31 measured)
4.4 yr
median age (45% have a planting date)
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Quercus marilandica, commonly known as blackjack oak, is a small oak belonging to the red oak group. It is native to the eastern and central United States.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 120.01%4.3 yr26 in
- 80.00%—14 in
- 80.00%—19 in
- 20.00%—11 in
- 10.00%—7.6 in
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
Trunk diameters across every city: median 26 in, mean 21 in, 90th percentile 38 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Central US forest-grasslands transition
- Central Tallgrass prairie
- Nebraska Sand Hills mixed grasslands
- Northern Tallgrass prairie
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Mississippi lowland forests
- New England-Acadian forests
Other Quercus in the catalogue
74 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
