White oak

Family Fagaceae. Native range - eastern North America. Grows in forests together with other species of oak and hickory, on various soils, but prefers deep, rich, well-drained calcareous soils; at the northern part of its range it occurs no higher than 200 m above sea level, in the south up to 1500 m above sea level.

A large attractive tree up to 30 m, with powerful spreading branches forming a broad, tent-shaped crown. Shoots glabrous, trunk bark gray, shallowly fissured. Notable for very large, oblong-oval leaves up to 22 cm, with 5-9 blunt lobes; when unfolding bright red, in summer bright green, with a whitish-glaucous underside. In autumn the leaves turn dark red or purple-purplish tones. Acorns up to 2.5 cm, a quarter enclosed by the cup.

Grows fast, fairly drought-tolerant, insufficiently hardy to severe frost. A very striking avenue tree thanks to its graceful light-gray trunk; looks good in group and solitary plantings. In cultivation since 1819.

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