Quercus alba
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Top Photo Courtesy Renee Brecht; Bottom, USDA |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Quercus alba |
| Common name: | white oak |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 60 - 80' |
| Bark: | white or ashy gray; older trees have blocky plates |
| Leaves: | alternate, simple, 5 to 10 lobes with varying sinus depth |
| Flower: | monoecious; yellow green male catkins; females reddish, in spikes |
| Flowering time: | bloom early May to late May; fruit matures September to November of the first year |
| Habitat: | well-drained, dry or moist soils |
| Range in New Jersey: | common throughout the state, except in the Pine barrens, where it is local and largely in second growth (Stone, 408) |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | Hybridizes easily, especially in the Pine barrens. Several hybrids have been named |