Quercus alba
Oaks support the most biodiversity out of any other group of trees, and White Oak is no exception. White Oaks offer food and habitat to a wide range of wildlife: including deer, birds, bears, and beneficial insects. Because the acorns of White Oak are lower in tannins, they tend to be sweeter and more palatable. White Oak is a prized lumber tree, and is preferred wood for barrels used to age wine and whiskey due to a structure in the xylem called tyloses, which plug up the pores and make it water resistant. White Oak is the larval host to the Edward’s Hairstreak butterfly.Â
Check out our blog post – Oak: An Ecological Powerhouse That Spans the Globe
Zone: 3-9 (Map)
Habitat: Can tolerate both wet and dry soils, does best in well-drained slopes and uplands. Best in full sun, but will tolerate partial shade.
Growth: 50-80 ft tall, 50-80 ft wide at maturity.
Prohibited: CA, FL, OR
A long-lived and slow-growing gentle giant, White Oak produces sweet acorns that are consumed by many different birds and animals.
A long-lived and slow-growing gentle giant, White Oak produces sweet acorns that are consumed by many different birds and animals.
Quercus alba
Oaks support the most biodiversity out of any other group of trees, and White Oak is no exception. White Oaks offer food and habitat to a wide range of wildlife: including deer, birds, bears, and beneficial insects. Because the acorns of White Oak are lower in tannins, they tend to be sweeter and more palatable. White Oak is a prized lumber tree, and is preferred wood for barrels used to age wine and whiskey due to a structure in the xylem called tyloses, which plug up the pores and make it water resistant. White Oak is the larval host to the Edward’s Hairstreak butterfly.Â
Check out our blog post – Oak: An Ecological Powerhouse That Spans the Globe
Zone: 3-9 (Map)
Habitat: Can tolerate both wet and dry soils, does best in well-drained slopes and uplands. Best in full sun, but will tolerate partial shade.
Growth: 50-80 ft tall, 50-80 ft wide at maturity.
Prohibited: CA, FL, OR
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