White Oak Tree

The White Oak Tree (Quercus alba) is a large, strong, imposing specimen. It has a short stocky trunk with massive horizontal limbs. The wide spreading branches form an upright, broad-rounded crown. The bark is light ashy gray, scaly or shallow furrowed, variable in appearance, often broken into small, narrow, rectangular blocks and scales. The leaves are dark green to slightly blue-green in summer, before turning to a brown and wine-red to orange-red hue in the fall. The fall foliage is extremely showy. White oak is less susceptible to oak wilt than the red oak species. This tree grows at a slow to medium rate, with height increases of anywhere from less than 12" to 24" per year.