Quercus alba

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Common name: white oak

Family: Fagaceae (beech family)

Distribution: e. North America

IUCN Red list: Least concern

Hardiness: USDA Zone 3

Life form: Deciduous tree

Comments: A handsome, large, native deciduous tree that has leaves with 5-9 deep lobes. Summer leaf color is blue-green above, pale bluish below. Fall color can be a spectacular purple red. Grows 50-80' tall and wide. Habit is conical when young maturing into a broadly spreading, rounded tree. The bark is light gray, having scaly to blocky plates on older trees. Fruit is a small acorn and a valuable wildlife food. A wonderful shade tree.

Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

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1: AZA: BC15 (BC15) • Accession: D9999-1159.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
2: AZA: BC15 (BC15) • Accession: D9999-1160.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
3: BCS: BD08 (BD08) • Accession: D9999-1161.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
4: CON: CK13 (CK13) • Accession: D1982-0532.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
5: CON: CO12 (CO12) • Accession: D9999-1167.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
6: DWD: AB02 (AB02) • Accession: D9999-1118.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
7: DWD: AB05 (AB05) • Accession: D9999-1119.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
8: DWD: AB05 (AB05) • Accession: D9999-1120.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
9: DWD: AD03 (AD03) • Accession: D9999-1122.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
10: DWD: AD03 (AD03) • Accession: D9999-1124.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
11: DWD: AD03 (AD03) • Accession: D9999-1126.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
12: DWD: AD05 (AD05) • Accession: D9999-1125.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
13: DWD: AE03 (AE03) • Accession: D9999-1123.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
14: DWD: AF09 (AF09) • Accession: D9999-1127.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
15: DWD: AG07 (AG07) • Accession: D9999-1128.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
16: DWD: AI06 (AI06) • Accession: D9999-1129.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
17: DWD: AI08 (AI08) • Accession: D9999-1130.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
18: DWD: AJ08 (AJ08) • Accession: D9999-1133.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
19: DWD: AK02 (AK02) • Accession: D1973-0132.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
20: DWD: AK06 (AK06) • Accession: D9999-1135.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin

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Quercus alba

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