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White Oak
Fagaceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Tree | |
| Size: | to 100 ft tall by to 50 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | ||
| Phenology: | Deciduous. Blooms early spring (inconspicuous). Acorns ripen in fall. Life span 100+ years. | |
| Noted for: | Interesting bark, Fall color, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Shade tree best suited to settings where its large size can be appreciated. Grown in open settings, it can have a wide spread. Grown in a forested setting it will have a narrower crown. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Considerations: | Annual acorn drop may require cleanup in areas close to residences. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Native nurseries, Quality nurseries, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray would be uncommon (major storms). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Slightly acidic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
Squirrels, racoons, deer and many other animals eat the acorns. | |
| Insects: | Larval host for brown duskywing butterfly (Erynnis horatius), the gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus), and white-M hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album). | |
| Native Habitats: | Dry mesic to mesic forests, second bottom, higher levees. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| General Comments: | Its peeling bark and rounded lobes set it apart from most other oaks. |