A dominant forest tree on dry to moist sites
throughout the Commonwealth usually reaching 80'-100' high. This tree is very
important to both wildlife and people. The acorn is an important wildlife food
and eastern Native Americans made a flour from these acorns. Traditional uses
of White oak wood include hardwood flooring, whiskey barrels and boat building.
The famous Revolutionary War frigate, USS Constitution, "Old Ironsides",
was made of White oak. The "white oak group" includes all oaks without
bristle-tipped lobes and acorns that ripen in one season.
Alternate, simple, 6"-9" long, and 4"
wide, with 6-10 rounded lobes; bright green above, paler below, both surfaces
smooth on mature leaves.
Twigs
Red-grey, often with a grayish coating. Buds rounded,
reddish-brown, smooth, to 1/8" long; end buds clustered.
Fruit
An acorn, ¾-1" long, light brown, cup bowl
like, hairy inside, enclosing ¼ of the nut; cup scales warty at the base.
Acorn ripens in September after one season.
Bark
Pale grey, scaly, not deeply fissured, often flaky.
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