White Oak

Its peeling bark and rounded lobes set it apart from most other oaks.



Shade tree best suited to settings where its large size can be appreciated. Grown in open settings, it can have a wide spread. Grown in a forested setting it will have a narrower crown.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray would be uncommon (major storms).

Annual acorn drop may require cleanup in areas close to residences.

Squirrels, racoons, deer and many other animals eat the acorns.

Dry mesic to mesic forests, second bottom, higher levees.

• Interesting bark, Fall color, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
• Larval host for brown duskywing butterfly (Erynnis horatius), the gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus), and white-M hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album).