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Quercus alba

White Oak

A strong, disease resistant, and drought tolerant tree with a pyramidal-to-broad and irregular, wide-spreading, rounded crown. The glossy, green foliage turns dark red in the fall, a colourful contrast to the small, oval acorns.

  • »  Pyramidal when young, maturing to a wide-spreading, rounded crown
  • »  Leaves have deep rounded lobes, emerging pinkish in the spring, maturing to dark green
  • »  Insignificant flowers(catkins) are followed by oval acorns
  • »  Fall colours are brown to shades of dark red

2gal
$46.50
5gal
$198.00
7gal
$258.00
10gal
$264.00
Substitutions Are Available
  • Category:Trees
  • Hardiness Zone:3
  • Height:18-22 m
  • Spread:18-22 m
Exposure
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Attributes
Native to Ontario
Deciduous
Fall Color
Seed
Habit
Pyramidal
Rounded
Foliage Color
Green
Red
Landscape uses
Naturalizing
Specimen
Planting instructions
Container Plants
Additional Information about Quercus alba

Native to Ontario and parts of North America.

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Quercus alba

A slow-growing large specimen shade tree at maturity, it needs a large space in which to grow.  

Recommmended Substitutions for Quercus alba