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White Oak

Quercus alba

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Type

Trees, Shrubs, & Vines

Forbs & Flowers

Grasses, Sedges, & Rushes

Conditions

Sun

Shade

Wet

Dry

Land Use

Obligate Wetland Plant almost always occurs in wetlands.

Facultative Wetland Usually occurs in wetlands but may occur in non-wetlands.

Facultative Plant occurs both in wetlands and in non-wetlands.

Facultative Upland Usually occurs in wetlands but may occur in non-wetlands.

Obligate Upland Plant almost always occurs in non-wetlands.

White Oak has wide spreading branches and a rounded crown, the trunk irregularly divided into spreading, often horizontal, stout branches. The round-lobed leaves turn burgundy in fall. Dried leaves remain into winter. Old trees are sensitive to construction disturbance in their root zone and to planting turf around the tree. Attracts birds and butterflies.

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Details

Plant Type

Trees, Shrubs, & Vines

Conditions

Sun

Dry

Native to Kentucky?

Native to Kentucky

Land Use

Facultative Upland Usually occurs in non-wetlands but may occur in wetlands.

Project Uses

Riparian Restoration

Upland Restoration

Tendency to Spread

Medium

Height (ft)

50-80

Tree Size Class

A: 50'+ at maturity

Flower Color

Yellow

Fall Showy?

Yes

Flowering Time

May

Root Depth (ft)

Salinity Tolerance

Moderate Tolerance

Growth Rate

Slow