White Oak tree, Quercus alba


Mature Height
60 – 100 feet
Mature Spread
50 – 90 feet
Soil Type
Widely Adaptable
Moisture
Drought, Heat Tolerant
Mature Form
Broad, Massive, Spreading
Growth Rate
Slow
Sun Exposure
Full Sun – Partial Sun
Flower Color
Yellowish, Green Insignificant
Fall Color
Red
Foliage Color
Green
Zones
3-9

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The White Oak tree, Quercus alba, is a great majestic long-lived tree that will last for generations. It is an excellent wildlife source of food mass in the form of acorns. This deciduous shade tree has moderate water requirements and has a moderate tolerance to salt and alkali soils.

Does best on deep, moist, well-drained, acid soils. This tree grows at a moderate pace. The White Oak is pyramidal in youth and then develops broad crown with age. The dense foliage is bluish-green, to reddish-brown in fall.

The White Oak is the tree from which the phrase “The Mighty Oak” was coined.

It is an excellent specimen tree needing plenty of room to mature properly. Advantages of the White Oak are that they are easily transplanted when young and they have a high resistance to ice breakage and oak wilt.

They require very little maintenance.

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