Blackjack Oak
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H |
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| $0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
| $20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
| $50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
| $70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
| $100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
| $130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
| $150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
Plant Highlights
Blackjack Oak highlights at a glance!
Plant Highlights
Plant Highlights
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Brand
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Botanical Name
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Growing Zones
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Mature Height
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Mature Spread
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Sun ExposureFull Sun
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Moisture
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Soil
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Growth RateMedium
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Flower Color
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Fall Color
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Pollinator Friendly
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Pollinator Required
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Fragrant
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Pruning Time
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Bloom PeriodEarly Spring, Late Spring
Growing Zones 6 - 9
Need a mighty native tree that you are sure no one else in the neighborhood has? Look into the Blackjack Oak Tree (Quercus marilandica) and enjoy its bristly, lobed leaves that sport shiny surfaces with rusty-yellow hairy undersides. The two-tone effect looks fantastic waving in the wind!
The rosy new growth is highly anticipated each spring as the long catkins of greenish-yellow flowers appear and attract loads of butterflies and bees looking for some nectar. The strong limbs and leafy shelter provide birds protection while roosting during the dormant season.
Featuring nearly black bark that's rough, blocky, and resembles alligator skin, Blackjack Oaks form unique rounded lobed leaves that flare out wider at the ends with narrow bases. Accented by densely-growing contorted limbs, these are ideal firescaping trees because of their thick bark that protects them.
Fall color arrives and graces your glossy foliage with rusty reddish-purple hues. Then persisting all winter for rustling sounds and winter interest! Blackjack Oak acorns ripen between September to October, and your wildlife will enjoy the yellow-brown nuts sporting turban-shaped acorn caps!
Planting and Application:
Majestic shade and street trees, their form is informal and sometimes appear scrubby when young. Give them room to develop their attractive, symmetrical form. These ornamental trees act as wonderful screens and borders, hedgerows, and shelterbelts for wildlife to nest, shelter, and feed in!
Highly adaptable, the tree itself is a boon to insect-eaters and their hungry chicks! Oaks are Host Plants for hundreds of butterfly and moth caterpillars! Squirrels, chipmunks, and waterfowl enjoy these acorns.
The Blackjack Oaks' impressive presence in your landscape is outdone only by the sheer number of birds and beneficial insects that flock to this tree! Growing 20-40 feet in height and width, you'll love the cooling and money-saving shade these trees provide you and your home is well worth the wait!
- Pinkish New Growth & Two-Tone Glossy Foliage
- Pollinator & Wildlife Trees
- Firescaping & Xeric Native Trees
- Great Fall Foliage & Ornamental Acorns
- Four-Seasons of Interest, Shade & Street Trees
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Oak Trees grow best in full sun and are often found growing in the poorest soils. Low moisture needs once established, in nature, these native trees thrive in sandy soils and hardpans and tolerate acidic soil conditions. Add Nature Hills Root Booster for lifelong root support. Give new trees regular moisture and a good staking system to maintain straight trunks. Slow-growing, hardy, and adaptable, these long-lived specimens can be found throughout USDA zones 6 through 9 and appreciate pruning during the winter or early spring before new growth emerges.
- Full Sun Trees
- Poor to Average, Well-Drained Soils on the Acidic Side
- Average to Low Moisture Once Established
- Drought Tolerant & Responds to Mulching Well
- Prune When Dormant
Order this bird and butterfly magnet today at NatureHills.com for a long-lived legacy for generations to come! Majestic and adaptable, the unique native Blackjack Oak Tree thrives where few others can!
