white oak

Also known as: American white oak; Quebec oak

A large, vigorous deciduous tree with a pyramidal shape when young developing into a wider tree with a more rounded crown as it matures. Bark is greyish-white and yellow-green insignificant catkins appear in spring prior to the foliage. Foliage emerges pink, changing to dark green then reddish brown in the autumn. Brown acorns appear in the autumn

Scientific classification

Species: white oak (Quercus alba)
Genus: Quercus
Family: Fagaceae

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Toxicity: Trees
Plant type: Higher than 12 metres
Height: 4-8 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
Sunlight: 15 – 25 °C
Ideal temperature

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Distribution of white oak

Distribution map

Canada, USA

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of white oak

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white oak care guide

Deep watering during dry spells, allowing slight surface drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
Sunlight: 15 – 25 °C
Ideal temperature

Watering

Deep watering during dry spells, allowing slight surface drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced shrub or tree feed once each early spring

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.