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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95 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_7940*APFSB
12ORIG_8241*ASCPA
132009_13085*AHORTPARK
14ORIG_7946*APFSB
15ORIG_1469*AAR
16ORIG_8279*AMRPK
17ORIG_8953*APFEN
Heritage Plant
Dedicated/Memorial Plant
18ORIG_5315*APVA
Heritage Plant
19ORIG_8421*ACARY
20ORIG_5255*AROGA
Heritage Plant
21ORIG_8420*ACARY
22ORIG_0943*AMTHW
23ORIG_2797*ASTEW
242009_13063*AHORTPARK
25ORIG_7643*ASTEW
26ORIG_8549*ASHLY
27ORIG_7725*AHILL
28ORIG_8425*ACARY
29ORIG_9091*AORIG
30ORIG_7718*ADUHM
31ORIG_6227*APFSB
32ORIG_8426*ACARY
33ORIG_2796*ASTEW
34ORIG_7566*AORIG
35ORIG_8242*ASCPA
36ORIG_8252*AROGA
37ORIG_9884*AHORTPARK
38ORIG_9877*AHORTPARK
39ORIG_5163*ASCPA
Heritage Plant
40ORIG_7748*AORIG
41ORIG_7452*AFREH
Heritage Plant
42ORIG_5156*ASCPA
432009_13062*AHORTPARK
44ORIG_5236*AROGA
45ORIG_7655*ASTEW
46ORIG_7260*AHAWK
47ORIG_1314*APSYC
Heritage Plant
482009_13104*AHORTPARK
Heritage Plant
Dedicated/Memorial Plant
492013_00560*AHORTPARK
502013_00559*AHORTPARK
512009_13060*AHORTPARK
Heritage Plant
52ORIG_8228*AMEMMALL
Heritage Plant
Dedicated/Memorial Plant
53ORIG_8427*ACARY
54ORIG_0927*AMTHW
552018_01150*AHORTPARK
562021_00032*EFST
572021_00046*ACARY
582021_00046*BCARY
592021_00032*CFST
602021_00046*DCARY
612021_00032*AFST
622023_00820*ADANL
Heritage Plant
Dedicated/Memorial Plant
632023_00143*AHCRS
642023_00143*CHORTPARK
652023_00143*DHORTPARK
662023_00143*EHORTPARK
672023_00165*AHORTPARK
682023_00196*AHORTPARK
692023_00196*BHORTPARK
702022_15761*AHORTPARK
712023_00230*AHORTPARK
722023_00237*AHORTPARK
732023_00303*ADRUG
742023_00303*BDRUG
752023_00303*CHORTPARK
762022_15761*BHORTPARK
772023_00554*ACARY
782023_00554*BCARY
792023_00554*CCARY
802023_00554*DCARY
812023_00554*ECQS
822023_00766*APSF
832023_00766*BPSF
842023_00766*CPSF
852023_00766*DPSF
862023_00766*EPSF
872023_00766*FPSF
882023_00766*GPSF
892023_00766*HPSF
902024_00030*AHORTPARK
912024_00030*BHORTPARK
922024_00063*AHORTPARK
932024_00086*AHORTPARK
942024_00228*ALYNN
Dedicated/Memorial Plant
95PUI_ORIG_00472*A

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