Quercus albaIndiana Native
White Oak

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Yellow (Interesting male catkins in spring)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Dense, dark green above and pale white beneath in summer); Red-Violet (Usually showy purplish to deep wine-red fall foliage)
 Stem Notes:
stout, angled
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Acorns in fall)
 Ultimate Height:
50-80 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
50-80 feet
 Bloom Times:
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Water Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Prefers a moist, well-drained, acid (pH 5.5-6.5) soil
 Range:
Eastern United States
 Maintenance:
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are dark-green above and pale to glaucous beneath, with rounded entire lobes. Blades taper to the petiole. Bark is fissured in vertically arranged blocks.

Additional Information

One of the most majestic trees at maturity with a picturesque framework, but requires many years to reach maturity. Long-lived, the kind of tree to use where it can be appreciated by succeeding generations. Slow growth eliminates it as a tree for quick effect. Roots are highly sensitive to disturbance, even foot traffic. Almost impossible to transplant from the wild. Often difficult to find in nurseries due to slow growth and recalcitrance to propagation by cutting.

When Quercus alba has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

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94 Quercus alba found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant
Number Accession ID Location
1ORIG_0946*AMTHW
2ORIG_4956*ASCPA
3ORIG_8422*ACARY
4ORIG_5160*ASCPA
5ORIG_0919*AMTHW
6ORIG_5260*AROGA
Heritage Plant
7ORIG_6364*AHILL
82015_00610*AHLTP
9ORIG_8246*ASCPA
10ORIG_3667*AHLTP
Heritage Plant
11ORIG_8241*ASCPA
122009_13085*AHORTPARK
13ORIG_7946*APFSB
14ORIG_1469*AAR
15ORIG_8279*AMRPK
16ORIG_8953*APFEN
Heritage Plant
Dedicated/Memorial Plant
17ORIG_5315*APVA
Heritage Plant
18ORIG_8421*ACARY
19ORIG_5255*AROGA
Heritage Plant
20ORIG_8420*ACARY
21ORIG_0943*AMTHW
22ORIG_2797*ASTEW
232009_13063*AHORTPARK
24ORIG_7643*ASTEW
25ORIG_8549*ASHLY
26ORIG_7725*AHILL
27ORIG_8425*ACARY
28ORIG_9091*AORIG
29ORIG_7718*ADUHM
30ORIG_6227*APFSB
31ORIG_8426*ACARY
32ORIG_2796*ASTEW
33ORIG_7566*AORIG
34ORIG_8242*ASCPA
35ORIG_8252*AROGA
36ORIG_9884*AHORTPARK
37ORIG_9877*AHORTPARK
38ORIG_5163*ASCPA
Heritage Plant
39ORIG_7748*AORIG
40ORIG_7452*AFREH
Heritage Plant
41ORIG_5156*ASCPA
422009_13062*AHORTPARK
43ORIG_5236*AROGA
44ORIG_7655*ASTEW
45ORIG_7260*AHAWK
46ORIG_1314*APSYC
Heritage Plant
472009_13104*AHORTPARK
Heritage Plant
Dedicated/Memorial Plant
482013_00560*AHORTPARK
492013_00559*AHORTPARK
502009_13060*AHORTPARK
Heritage Plant
51ORIG_8228*AMEMMALL
Heritage Plant
Dedicated/Memorial Plant
52ORIG_8427*ACARY
53ORIG_0927*AMTHW
542018_01150*AHORTPARK
552021_00032*EFST
562021_00046*ACARY
572021_00046*BCARY
582021_00032*CFST
592021_00046*DCARY
602021_00032*AFST
612023_00820*ADANL
Heritage Plant
Dedicated/Memorial Plant
622023_00143*AHCRS
632023_00143*CHORTPARK
642023_00143*DHORTPARK
652023_00143*EHORTPARK
662023_00165*AHORTPARK
672023_00196*AHORTPARK
682023_00196*BHORTPARK
692022_15761*AHORTPARK
702023_00230*AHORTPARK
712023_00237*AHORTPARK
722023_00303*ADRUG
732023_00303*BDRUG
742023_00303*CHORTPARK
752022_15761*BHORTPARK
762023_00554*ACARY
772023_00554*BCARY
782023_00554*CCARY
792023_00554*DCARY
802023_00554*ECQS
812023_00766*APSF
822023_00766*BPSF
832023_00766*CPSF
842023_00766*DPSF
852023_00766*EPSF
862023_00766*FPSF
872023_00766*GPSF
882023_00766*HPSF
892024_00030*AHORTPARK
902024_00030*BHORTPARK
912024_00063*AHORTPARK
922024_00086*AHORTPARK
932024_00228*ALYNN
Heritage Plant
Dedicated/Memorial Plant
94PUI_ORIG_00472*A

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