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Quercus marilandica, the blackjack oak, is a small oak, one of the red oak group Quercus sect. It is native to the eastern and central United States, from Long Island to Florida, west as far as Texas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska. There are reports of a few isolated populations in southern Michigan, but these appear to represent introductions. Fruit Tree Chilling Requirement Black Jack Fig Black Mission Fig Celestial Fig Chicago Hardy Fig Conadria Fig Desert King Fig Excel Fig Flanders Fig Improved Brown Turkey Fig Ischia Green Fig Janice Seed-Less Kadota Fig Kadota Fig Lattarula Fig Osborne Prolific Fig Panache Fig Peter's Honey Fig Purple Smyrna Fig Texas Blue Giant Fig Texas.
Century Farm Orchards
David C. Vernon
physical address: Reidsville, NC 27320
mailing address: P.O. Box 271 Altamahaw, NC 27202
telephone:336.349.5709
email:david@centuryfarmorchards.com (we reply)
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Essential Info:
- Now taking orders for Fall 2020/Spring 2021
- Inventory is very low, see Inventory Statement
- Call or email to place orders. We have no 'shopping cart feature'. We are now taking orders for Fall 2020 and Spring 2021. Details here.
- Order/Inventory Info (or see link on left sidebar for prices and detailed info)
- We ship via UPS from November to early April.
- We are a family farm and not open to the public. See 'Open House' link for exceptions.
- This web site is designed to complement our traditional catalog. Email to request a catalog.
About our family,farm,and business:
Local news video/story about David (January, 2020)
We are a small, family owned and operated nursery specializing in old southern apples. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture has recognized this farm as having remained in my family for over one hundred years, hence the name Century Farm Orchards.
Learn more about David (outside link to a magazine).
Our goal is for the customer to receive the best quality trees and guidance in maintaining them. Thank you for showing an interest in old southern apples and remember that our standards reflect quality, not quantity.
We are helping to preserve apples that were once widely grown in the southern United States from the 1600’s to the early 1900’s. Southern farm families grew apples that displayed distinctive qualities. Some were good for eating fresh from the tree, some for cooking, some for drying, some for cider, and others were unique for their ripening period or keeping ability. These apples were important because they were good producers in the warm, humid climate of the South. It is unfortunate that many old southern apples are now extinct, disappearing with family farms that once dotted the landscape. It is the intention of Century Farm Orchards to cultivate old southern apples that are still available today and provide others with the opportunity to grow the apples that older generations grew for necessity.
Old southern apple varieties can produce first quality fruit. However, do not be misled into thinking that these apples are without problems. All apple trees need proper care and attention to produce quality fruit. The older varieties have been time-tested by many generations and offer those in southern climates the possibility of growing excellent fruit for a multitude of purposes.
The blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) is also known as the Jack oak, black oak, and barren oak. A small deciduous tree that grows 20 to 30 feet (maximum 90 feet) with a trunk diameter of 1 foot or less. It is similar to the post oak which also grows with blackjack oak, but the leaf lobes are more pronounced and not bristle-tipped.
Habitat: Found in upland woods of southeast Iowa
Hardiness: Varies with the species of oak tree, ranging from zones 3 through 9
Growth Rate: Slow to Moderate
Mature Shape: Broad, rounded
Blackjack Oak Tree Florida
Height: Varies with species. Often maturing between 50 to 75 feet tall. Capable of growing upwards of 100 feet.
Width:40 to 70 feet. Varies with species
Site Requirements: Best growth in moist, well-drained soils. Adaptable to adverse soil conditions.
Flowering Dates: Spring
Seed Dispersal Dates: Fall
Seed Bearing Age: 20 years
Seed Bearing Frequency: Acorns produced vary from year to year, with larger crops occurring during 'mast year,' every four to ten years.
Seed Stratification: Two to three months at 40° F or they can be set out in the fall for natural stratification and germination in the spring.
The leaves are 4 to 8 inches long, 3-lobed, bristle-tipped, taper to a rounded base, obovate in outline, thick petioles less than 1/2 inch long, top is dark yellow-green, beneath is paler with a tawny colored down.
Acorns are 3/4 inch long, with a shallow cup shaped like a goblet, and somewhat hairy. The nut is ovoid shape, yellow-brown, and striated. The twigs are thick, dark red-brown and hairy, and the trunk is almost all black with deep grooves and scaly plates.
Blackjack Apple Tree Pictures
The blackjack oak is known for growing in barren, dry, sandy, or clay soils. Its range extends from southeastern New York to southern Michigan and Nebraska, south to central Florida and eastern Texas. Blackjack oak can be found in the upland woods of northeast Iowa.