Quercus alba

Bloom Color: Brown. Form: Pyramidal, Rounded.

Quercus alba is a deciduous Tree growing to 20 m by 10 m at a slow rate.
It is hardy to zone 4 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from April to May, and the seeds ripen in October. The species is monoecious and is pollinated by Wind.
Suitable for: medium and heavy soils and can grow in heavy clay soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic soils. It can grow in semi-shade or no shade. It prefers dry or moist soil. The plant can tolerates strong winds but not maritime exposure.

Landscape Uses:Firewood, Pest tolerant, Specimen, Street tree. Prefers a good deep fertile loam which can be on the stiff side. Lime tolerant. Young plants tolerate reasonable levels of side shade. Tolerates moderate exposure, surviving well but being somewhat stunted. The white oak prefers warmer summers than are usually experienced in Britain, trees often grow poorly in this country and fail to properly ripen their wood resulting in frost damage over the winter. There are, however, a number of trees 20 metres tall in Britain, mainly in the south-east of the country. Sometimes cultivated for its edible seed, there are some named varieties. Trees take about 30 years before they start to bear good crops of seed, they then have heavy crops about every 3 years with light crops in the other years. They continue to yield commercial crops for about 120 years. The tree flowers on new growth produced in spring, the seed ripening in its first year. Intolerant of root disturbance, trees should be planted in their permanent positions whilst young, though they may require protection for the first winter or two. Hybridizes freely with other members of the genus. Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus. Special Features:Attracts birds, North American native, Inconspicuous flowers or blooms. The plant is heat tolerant in zones 8 through 1. .
At this temperature, many plants begin to suffer physiological damage. Heat Zones range from 1 to 12 .
For example Heat Zone. 11-1 indicates that the plant is heat tolerant in zones 11 through 1.) For polyculture design as well as the above-ground architecture information on the habit and root pattern is also useful and given here if available. The plant growth habit is a standard with a non-suckering single trunk . The root pattern is a tap root similar to a carrot going directly down .