Nature Profile
Trees
Quercus alba (white oak)
Quercus alba
Quercus Alba
Pyramidal when young, upright rounded to broad-rounded habit with wide-spreading branches at maturity. Foliage is dark green changing in fall from brown to reddish-purple. Majestic native tree for large areas. Prefers full sun and is best grown in rich, moist, acidic, well-drained loams, although it will adapt to a wide variety of soil conditions and has good drought tolerance once established. Great for wildlife. Ohio Native
[Photo: Quercus Able_White_Oak_Tree,_West_Hartford,_CT_-_June_17,_2013; Credit: Msact at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons]
