white oak - Quercus alba

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USDA Plant Code: QUAL
Light Requirement: full sun - full shade
Soil Moisture: dry - medium
Height: 60-100 feet
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: tree,
Hardiness Zone: 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a
Salt Tolerance : no
Drought Tolerance: yes
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes
Riparian Buffers: yes
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes
Butterflies and Moths: yes
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: yes
Bloom Color: yellow
Bloom Period: spring
Fragrant: no
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Seed(s); Newly germinated acorn. Oconee River bottoms
David J. Moorhead, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Seed(s); UAM seed bed study, germinating white oak UAM seedbed study
Brian Lockhart, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
David Cappaert, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
David Cappaert, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Fully expanded leaf, late spring 2001
Paul Bolstad, University of Minnesota, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Partially expanded white oak leaf, Macon County, NC. spring 2001
Paul Bolstad, University of Minnesota, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; White oak leaf in early stages of expansion, Spring 2001
Paul Bolstad, University of Minnesota, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Seed(s); Photo taken in mid-December. Acorns found to be germinating in forest duff.
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Seed(s); Photo taken in mid-December. Acorns found to be germinating in forest duff.
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Seed(s); Photo taken in mid-December. Acorns found to be germinating in forest duff.
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Seed(s); Photo taken in mid-December. Acorns found to be germinating in forest duff.
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Seed(s); Photo taken in mid-December. Acorns found to be germinating in forest duff.
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Stem(s); Quercus alba; white oak
Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Heavy epicormic branching, although crown looked healthy, Yazoo R. Vicksburg,
Brian Lockhart, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Failure; Major crown breakage in decayed tree
Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); with heavy cabling. Wye Oak, Maryland's State Tree, is one of the largest and oldest living white oaks in the country; fell in June 6, 2002 storm
Martin MAcKenzie, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); trunk. Wye Oak, Maryland's State Tree, is one of the largest and oldest living white oaks in the country; fell in June 6, 2002 storm
Martin MAcKenzie, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Bark; Virgin tree
Brian Lockhart, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Buds
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s); White oak buds, just broken dormancy, Spring 2001
Paul Bolstad, University of Minnesota, Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Dormant buds, Macon County, NC. Spring 2001
Paul Bolstad, University of Minnesota, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Bark;
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); Mature tree growing in mixed hardwood-pine forest
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); Mature tree growing in mixed hardwood-pine forest
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); Mature tree growing in mixed hardwood-pine forest
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); Mature tree growing in mixed hardwood-pine forest
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); White Oak (Quercus alba) acorns provide excellent mast (food) for wildlife.
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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