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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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COMMON NAME
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Quercus alba L.
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White Oak
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PLANT FAMILY
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SIZE GROUP
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PLANT TYPE
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Fagaceae
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8
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deciduous tree
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GROWTH HABIT, RATE:
Pyramidal when young, upright rounded to broad rounded with wide spreading branches
when mature. Slow growing.
ADAPTABILITY:
Requires moist, acidic, well drained soil, well aerated soil.
FUNCTIONS:
Shade tree, specimen, naturalizing.
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
Difficult to transplant, sensitive to disturbance. Slow growing. Acorns can
be abundant in some years.
NATIVE RANGE:
Eastern United States Arkansas native plant
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 4-9
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
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