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White Oak
The most valuable and stately of our oak trees, the White Oak (Quercus alba)
reaches a magnificent height in the open forest and develops into a massive broad-topped
tree with great limbs striking out at wide angles and carrying the idea of rugged strength
to the very tips of its branches. Although it doesn't grow very tall, only about 25 m, its
lower branches are far reaching and spread, growing almost parallel to the ground. Many
white oaks have been known to live over 600 years.
In spring the young leaves are exquisite in their delicate silvery pink, covered with
soft down as with a blanket. The petioles are short, and the leaves which cluster close to
the ends of the shoots are pale green and downy with the result that the entire tree has a
The most valuable and stately of our oak trees, the White Oak (Quercus alba)
reaches a magnificent height in the open forest and develops into a massive broad-topped
tree with great limbs striking out at wide angles and carrying the idea of rugged strength
to the very tips of its branches. Although it doesn't grow very tall, only about 25 m, its
lower branches are far reaching and spread, growing almost parallel to the ground. Many
white oaks have been known to live over 600 years.
In spring the young leaves are exquisite in their delicate silvery pink, covered with
soft down as with a blanket. The petioles are short, and the leaves which cluster close to
the ends of the shoots are pale green and downy with the result that the entire tree has a
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misty, frosty look which is very beautiful. This lovely vision continues for several days passing through the opalescent changes of soft
pink, silvery white and finally yellow green.
The Old Charter Oak.White Oak has served as the official state tree of Illinois since being selected by a vote of school children.
There are two "official" White Oaks serving as state trees, one located on the grounds of the governor's mansion, and the other in a
schoolyard in the town of Rochelle. The white oak is also the state tree of Connecticut and Maryland. The Wye Oak, probably the
oldest living white oak until it was felled by a thunderstorm on June 6, 2002, was the honorary state tree of Maryland.
One of the most famous White Oaks in America is the Charter Oak of Hartford, Connecticut, the subject of a legend nearly as old
as the colony itself. The tree now makes up the reverse side of the Connecticut state quarter.
White oak is sometimes presented in mythology as having mystical attributes, guarding against evil. Some vampire lore maintains
that the stake that is used to dispatch a vampire must be made of white oak.
pink, silvery white and finally yellow green.
The Old Charter Oak.White Oak has served as the official state tree of Illinois since being selected by a vote of school children.
There are two "official" White Oaks serving as state trees, one located on the grounds of the governor's mansion, and the other in a
schoolyard in the town of Rochelle. The white oak is also the state tree of Connecticut and Maryland. The Wye Oak, probably the
oldest living white oak until it was felled by a thunderstorm on June 6, 2002, was the honorary state tree of Maryland.
One of the most famous White Oaks in America is the Charter Oak of Hartford, Connecticut, the subject of a legend nearly as old
as the colony itself. The tree now makes up the reverse side of the Connecticut state quarter.
White oak is sometimes presented in mythology as having mystical attributes, guarding against evil. Some vampire lore maintains
that the stake that is used to dispatch a vampire must be made of white oak.