White Oak - XL

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Single Tree | Size: 3-4’

White Oak - (Quercus alba)

Native to MI. Mature Height: 50-80’. Grows in full sun to full shade in rich, moist, acidic, well-drained loams. Found in mesic and dry forests, to well drained bottomlands. Acorns eaten by numerous wildlife species; used by butterfly larvae. An important lumber tree because of high-grade wood and is singularly used for whiskey barrels due to unique aromatic properties.

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Single Tree | Size: 3-4’

White Oak - (Quercus alba)

Native to MI. Mature Height: 50-80’. Grows in full sun to full shade in rich, moist, acidic, well-drained loams. Found in mesic and dry forests, to well drained bottomlands. Acorns eaten by numerous wildlife species; used by butterfly larvae. An important lumber tree because of high-grade wood and is singularly used for whiskey barrels due to unique aromatic properties.

Light Requirement: Sun, partial shade, shade

Bloom Time: Spring

Flower Color: Red, yellow, green, brown

Fruit: Acorn

Deciduous Tree

Other Names: Northern White Oak, Stave Oak, Ridge White Oak

Native to our area.

Typical Mature Height: 100 feet

Wildlife Value: Acorns eaten by numerous wildlife species; used by butterfly larvae

Range: Eastern Canada and the United States from Quebec and Ontario west to Minnesota, south to Texas, east to Florida, and north to Maine

Soils: Dry to mesic, including well-drained loams and sands, sandy loams, medium loams, clay loams, clay, acid-based soils

Habitat: Mesic and dry forests; southwest slopes; rocky hillsides; dry upland slopes to well drained loamy soils in bottomlands

Uses: Important lumber tree because of high-grade wood (e.g., used for whiskey barrels)