Scientific Name: Quercus alba
Common Name: white oak
Native Range: Eastern United States
Zone: 3 to 9
Plant type & Form: Tree; Pyramidal when young, but matures into a substantial tree with a wide-spreading, rounded crown.
Height: 50.00 to 80.00 feet
Spread: 50.00 to 80.00 feet
Bloom Time: May
Bloom Description: Yellowish-green
Bark: whiteish plating
Fruit: Fruits are oval acorns (to 3/4″ long) with warty-scaled cups.
Leaf: 4-9″ long; have 7 to 9 deep rounded lobes. Leaves emerge pinkish in spring, but mature to dark green.
Sun: Full sun
Water: Dry to medium
Soil type & pH: rich, moist, acidic, well-drained
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Shade Tree, Street Tree
Tolerates: Drought, Clay Soil, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil, Black Walnut
Identification notes: Loove for round lobe leaves and white, plating bark
