Species Used White Oak (Quercus Alba)
Decription:
Quercus alba, the White oak, of beech family, native to eastern and central North America and found from Minnesota, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia south as far as northern Florida and Eastern Texas is one of the pre-eminent hard woods.
White Oak is not a very tall tree, typically reaching 80-100 feet at maturity. Leaves grow to be 5-8.5 inches long and 2.75-4.5 inches wide and have deep glossy green upper surface.
Bark is varying to dark grey and to white and wood color is light brown with paler sap wood, strong tough, heavy, fine grained and durable.
Winter buds are reddish brown, obtuse, one-eighth of an inch long (Sabourin, A. 2005).
Importance:
Cultivation: Quercus alba is used as an …show more content…
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Growth Habit:
Native Range: White oak grows throughout most of the Eastern United States to extreme southern Quebec, west to southern Ontario
Climate: White oak grows under a wide variety of climatic conditions. Mean annual temperature ranges from 7° C (45° F) along the northern edge of the growing area to nearly 21° C (70° F) in east Texas and north Florida. The extreme low temperature ranges from -460 C (-50° F) in Wisconsin and Minnesota to -18° C (0° F) in north Florida. Annual precipitation ranges from 2030 mm (80 in) in the southern Appalachians to 760 mm (30 in) in southern Minnesota. Snowfall averages 178 cm (70 in) in southern Maine and less than 3 cm (1 in) in northern Florida.
Soils and Topography: White oak grows on a wide range of soils and sites. It is found in deep moist, well-drained soil. Prefer acidic soils, pH range 55.5 to 6.5. The tree grows on both glaciated and non-glaciated soils derived from many parent materials. It is found on sandy plains, gravelly ridges, rich uplands, coves, and well-drained loamy soils. White oak has the ability to grow on all upland aspects and slope positions within its range except extremely dry