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Quercus marilandica is a small deciduous tree growing to 15 meters (49 feet) tall, with bark cracked into rectangular black plates with narrow orange fissures. The leaves are 7–20 centimeters (3–8 inches) long and broad, and typically flare from a tapered base to a broad three-lobed bell shape with only shallow indentations.
Blackjack oak is a smaller species, topping out at about 20-40 feet tall and wide and hardy in Zones 6-9. Post oak grows 40-50 feet tall and slightly narrower and is hardy in Zones 5-9.
Quercus marilandica (Blackjack oak) (common at Soldiers Delight) Quercus stellata (Post oak) (common at Soldiers Delight) Quercus velutina (Black oak) Pinus virginiana (Virginia pine) (abundant at Soldiers Delight) Carpinus caroliniana (American hornbeam) (in lowland woods) Prunus serotina (Wild cherry) Betula lenta (Sweet birch) Nyssa sylvatica (Black gum) Celastrus orbiculatus (Oriental ...
Range of Blackjack oak. The etymology of the name is unclear. It is reasonable to believe that the mountain was named for the species of tree named Blackjack Oak (a.k.a. Quercus marilandica). The tree is indigenous to the area of the United States that extends from Maryland to Florida along the Atlantic coast to east Texas and eastern Oklahoma.
The post oak-blackjack oak barrens is an extremely small and restricted ecoregion only found on Staten Island. It is part of the North Atlantic Coast ecoregion and is characterized by its abundance of blackjack oak ( Quercus marilandica ) and post oak ( Quercus stellata ).
The Battle of Black Jack was fought near Black Jack Creek in 1856. [2] Black Jack was founded in 1857, and named after nearby Black Jack Creek. [3] The creek was named for the Blackjack Oak trees along its course. [4]