Botanical name: Quercus bicolor
Family: fagaceae
Group: white oak
- Native to U.S.
- Deciduous
- Reaches a height 55′-75′
- Round, open crown 50′-65′ in width
- Broad, flat, simple leaf with 5-7 shallow lobes
- Moderate to rapid growth rate
- LIves to be 325-350 years of age
- Makes a good shade tree
- Monoecious (male and female flowers on the same tree)
- Catkins appear in may and june
- Produces quality acorn crops every 3-5 years
- Edible acorns are eaten by many animals and make up a large portion of the diet for wild ducks
- Often sold as white oak it’s hardwood has commercial value
- Susceptible to oak wilt fungus
- Very adaptable and transplants well
- Moist soils found in the low lands, near rivers and lakes
- Prefers moist poorly drained soil and is also drought tolerant
- Acidic pH
- Full to partial sun
- Zones 3-8
