white oak
Quercus alba
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size50 to 80 feet tall50 to 80 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellowish-green
- Foliage color
- Green to blue-green above and whitish below.
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acidic (pH<6.8) , circumneutral (pH 6.8-7.2)
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
White oak (Quercus alba) is a tree for specimen planting, shade gardens, and wildlife value. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. The round-lobed leaves turn burgundy in fall, and dried leaves often hang on into winter. Deer tend to pass it by. Acorns feed birds and rodents.
Pairs well with American linden, Western sword fern, Staghorn sumac, and Jack in the pulpit.
Native range
Eastern United States.