White Oak (Quercus alba)

White Oak (Quercus alba)*Preorder only* Estimated Height at Pickup: 4 5, 3 gal A well known shade tree with good drought tolerance and adaptable soil requirements. Plants are slow growing but long lived young individuals have a pyramidal shape and mature trees are spreading. A perfect plant to add a valuable host and nut bearing species to dry sites! Pollination: 2+ individuals needed. Light: Full Sun, Part Sun Shade Soil Moisture: Mesic, Dry Mesic, Dry Soil Type: Loam,

Height: 10’-16’

and polecat bush

Berries are valuable to many birds including vireos

Powder has an excellent shelf life if kept dry

Gordian sphinx and huckleberry eye-spot

and foliage is commonly browsed by deer and rabbits

so water after application or apply before rain

and must have a significant amount of sand in its soil

but this tends to be in the southern portion of their range

Hosts the red-banded hairstreak and spring azure butterflies

Bloom Time: Aug-Oct

almost creeping habit that makes it look like it belongs on a rocky coast or the windswept edge of a desert