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Quercus alba

White Oak

A strong, disease resistant, and drought tolerant tree with a pyramidal-to-broad and irregular, wide-spreading, rounded crown. The glossy, green foliage turns dark red in the fall, a colourful contrast to the small, oval acorns.

  • »  Pyramidal when young, maturing to a wide-spreading, rounded crown
  • »  Leaves have deep rounded lobes, emerging pinkish in the spring, maturing to dark green
  • »  Insignificant flowers(catkins) are followed by oval acorns
  • »  Fall colours are brown to shades of dark red

1gal
$28.50
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2gal
$41.25
3gal
$144.00
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5gal
$225.00
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7gal
$264.00
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10gal
$285.00
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15gal
$309.00
30gal
$975.00
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  • Category:Trees
  • Hardiness Zone:3
  • Height:18-22 m
  • Spread:18-22 m
Exposure
• Full Sun
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Growth Rate
• Slow
Attributes
• Native to Ontario
• Deciduous
• Fall Color
• Seed
Habit
• Pyramidal
• Rounded
Foliage Color
• Green
• Red
Landscape uses
• Naturalizing
• Specimen
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Additional Information about Quercus alba

Native to Ontario and parts of North America.

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Quercus alba

A slow-growing large specimen shade tree at maturity, it needs a large space in which to grow.