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Water Oak Tree [Quercus nigra]

Woman standing next to a Water Oak Tree

The Water Oak Shade Tree is a very popular shade tree in the South as a city tree because it can grow to 90ft. tall, with a trunk 3 ft. thick.

Water Oak Tree planted in a garden landscape

The Water Oak Tree is known to readily hybridize with several other oak species though a mechanism called "introgression"- reaching distant oak tree plantings through wind pollination of the flowers to form acorns.


Water Oak Tree price(s):

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Water Oak Tree price(s):

2-3 feet tall (Fall Shipment)

$5.55

3-4 feet tall (Fall Shipment)

$12.90

4-5 feet tall (Fall Shipment)

$19.80

5-6 feet tall (Fall Shipment)

$45.20

6-7 feet tall (Fall Shipment)

$53.70

8-9 feet tall (Fall Shipment)

$92.80

10-12 feet tall (Fall Shipment)

$145.25

12-14 feet tall (Fall Shipment)

$192.19

+15 feet tall (Fall Shipment)

$241.09





Recommended zones for Water Oak Tree:

Zone 6

(-5° to 5° )

Zone 7

(5° to 10° )

Zone 8

(10° to 20° )

Zone 9

(20° to 30° )


Boy climbing a Water Oak Tree

The spatula shaped leaves are bright green and almost evergreen, some green leaves of the Water Oak Tree remain attached to lower branches throughout the winter months.




Guy holding a Water Oak Tree branch on top of a car

The Water Oak Tree is a fast growing shade tree and normally will grow about 8 feet per year until it reaches a height of 50-60 feet. The bark of the Water Oak Shade Tree is smooth and grey-brown and black with maturity.



Water Oak Tree planted in a city park

The Water Oak Shade Tree is adaptable to most wet locations. At age 50 or more the Water Oak Tree becomes susceptible to wind damage and the invasion of insects and disease after rot begins in untreated limb breakage wounds.



Water Oak Trees planted in front of a house

The leaves of the Water Oak can turn golden yellow during winter freezes.



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