NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Quercus alba

Scientific Name:	Quercus alba
Genus:	Quercus
Species Epithet:	alba
Common Name:	White Oak
Plant Type	Tree
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Invasive Status:	^(*Key)
Size:	72-100 ft., More than 100 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Red, Yellow, Green
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Dry, Moist
Bloom Time:	April
Growing Area:	Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Mesic to xeric forests. Common to abundant essentially everywhere in the state.
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Highest Wildlife Value
Landscape Value:	Highly Recommended and Available
State Rank:	S5: Secure ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
The bark is pale gray in color and has narrow vertical plates that are somewhat loose at the ends. NC mountains Bettina Darveaux
Beautiful fall color on a young sapling Orange County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Leaves have rounded lobes with no bristles. Orange County, NC,-cultivated Bettina Darveaux
Orange County NC, -cultivated Bettina Darveaux
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record