White Oak

Basisdaten

description:

The White oak has a large, rounded crown. The branches protrude horizontal often. The autumn color is gorgeous red. The natural occurrence of of the oak is the east coast of America to the interior.

Tree profile

name botanical:

Quercus alba

family:

Beech family (Fagaceae)

species:

deciduous tree

height:

up to 45 m (148 ft)

leaf:

The leaves of the White oak are funnel-shaped, sinuate and up to 20 cm long and 9 cm wide. The upside is green to gray-green, the underside is lighter. In the sprouting the leaves are tomentose and slightly reddish. The leaf margin is smooth.

leaf shape:

sinuate

leaf margin:

smooth

fall foliage:

purple-red to red-brown

flowering:

May

blossom color:

yellowish - greenish

blossom description:

The male inflorescences are yellowish-green, hanging down and up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long. The female flower is inconspicuous and reddish.

gender distribution:

monoecious

fruit:

The acorns are about 2 cm (0.8 in) long, on short stalks in groups (1-3 pieces). The fruit cup is short.

branches:

The young twigs are reddish to greenish, slightly hairy later they are gray and bare.

bark:

The bark is first reddish, later gray, areolated and furrowed.

root:

Taproot and Shallow-rooting plant, far reaching shallow lateral roots.

location:

Sun to shade

soil:

sandy to loamy, well-drained soils. Intolerant of waterlogging and no soil compaction

ph value:

neutral to acid

usage:

single tree in large gardens and parks. In America also forest tree.

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