(Querus alba)
Almost everyone who comes up our long drive for the first time comments that our enormous "specimen" white oaks are among the most majestic trees they have ever seen. Hundreds of years old, they are so large that it takes three people to reach around them.
White oak trees mature slowly, but they eventually grow into exceptional shade trees. With their strong, straight trunks, they dominate a landscape, and each tree will develop its own unique . branching pattern. Best of all from the perspective of the birds and small mammals, they bear beautiful acorns in copious quantities.
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| Foliage: | | Dark olive summer foliage, turns reddish brown in fall. |
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| Fruit: | | elegant-looking acorns |
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| Lifecycle: | | 2 (0: N/A, 1: annual, 2: perennial, 3: biennial) |
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| Height: | | 80' |
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| Diameter: | | 80' |
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| Heirloom: | | yes |
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| Container Planting: | | no |
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Cultural Requirements:
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| USDA Zones: | | 3 to 9 |
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| Soil: | | acidic; drought resistant and needs good drainage |
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| Propagation / Germination: | | Plant acorns in fall, 2-3" deep in well-drained soil. These white oak acorns have a germination rate of 50 - 99%. Seeds germinate in the fall, requiring no pretreatment for germination. Keep moist but do not flood. When acorns germinate, their roots begin to grow but the shoot remains dormant, protecting the plant from damage by freezing.
After germination, root growth continues until interrupted by cold weather. Root and shoot growth resumes in the spring, and after the first growing season, seedlings will be 3 to 4" high with large taproot. |
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| Spacing: | | 40' |
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| Sun: | | full |
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| Water: | | water occasionally during germination |
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