White Oak

Mature Height: Up to around 100.0 feet

Planting Distance: 7.3 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Root Depth: 48 inches

Growth Form: Single Stem

Growth Rate: Slow

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Mid Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: Yes

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Clay Soil Tolerance: No

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Medium

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: Medium

Salt Tolerance: Medium

Pollinators: Bombus; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on White Oak: Achatia distincta, Acleris semipurpurana, Acrobasis minimella, Acrocercops albinatella, Acronicta funeralis, Acronicta haesitata, Actias luna luna, Alsophila pometaria, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Anisota finlaysoni, Anisota senatoria, Anisota stigma, Anisota virginiensis, Antaeotricha osseella, Antaeotricha schlaegeri, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Archips argyrospila-complex, Archips fervidana, Argyrotaenia alisellana, Argyrotaenia quercifoliana, Automeris cecrops pamina, Automeris io io, Automeris zephyria, Besma endropiaria, Besma quercivoraria, Blastobasis glandulella, Bucculatrix ainsliella, Bucculatrix luteella, Bucculatrix ochrisuffusa, Cameraria cincinnatiella, Cameraria fletcherella, Cameraria hamadryadella, Cameraria obstrictella, Cameraria platanoidiella, Cameraria tubiferella, Catocala aholibah, Catocala amica, Catocala ilia, Catocala verrilliana, Ceratomia undulosa, Chionodes formosella, Choristoneura rosaceana, Coleophora querciella, Cosmia calami, Crocigrapha normani, Cyclophora dataria, Cydia latiferreana, Dasychira basiflava, Dasychira dorsipennata, Dasychira vagans, Datana ministra, Dichomeris ligulella, Eacles imperialis, Egira dolosa, Egira februalis, Ennomos magnaria, Ennomos subsignaria, Epinotia timidella, Erannis tiliaria, Eriocraniella mediabulla, Erora laeta, Erynnis juvenalis, Erynnis juvenalis juvenalis, Euproctis chrysorrhoea, Eutrapela clemataria, Euxoa scandens, Feralia februalis, Fixsenia ontario, Fixsenia ontario ontario, Halysidota tessellaris, Heterocampa guttivitta, Heterocampa obliqua, Heterocampa umbrata, Heterocampa umbrata pulverea, Himella fidelis, Homohadena badistriga, Hyalophora cecropia, Hypagyrtis unipunctata, Hyperaeschra georgica, Hyperstrotia secta, Hyphantria cunae, Hypoprepia fucosa, Isa textula, Lacanobia atlantica, Lacosoma chiridota, Lambdina fervidaria athasaria, Lambdina fiscellaria, Lambdina fiscellaria fiscellaria, Lithophane bethunei, Lithophane contenta, Lochmaeus manteo, Lophocampa caryae, Lophocampa maculata, Lycia ursaria, Lymantria dispar, Machimia tetoriferella, Malacosoma americana, Malacosoma disstria, Meganola minuscula, Morrisonia confusa, Morrisonia latex, Nacophora quernaria, Nadata gibbosa, Nemoria darwiniata, Nemoria mimosaria, Nemoria rubrolinearia, Neotelphusa querciella, Olethreutes atrodentana, Olethreutes inornatana, Oligocentria lignicolor, Oreana unicolorella, Orgyia antiqua, Orgyia leucostigma, Orthosia hibisci, Orthosia pacifica, Orthosia revicta, Orthotaenia undulana, Paleacrita vernata, Pandemis canadana, Pandemis limitata, Panopoda rufimargo, Paranthrene simulans, Peridea angulosa, Peridroma saucia, Perigonia angulata, Phigalia titea, Phryganidia californica, Phyllonorycter aeriferella, Phyllonorycter albanotella, Phyllonorycter argentifimbriella, Phyllonorycter basistrigella, Phyllonorycter fitchella, Phyllonorycter hagenii, Phyllonorycter lucidicostella, Phyllonorycter quercialbella, Plagodis alcoolaria, Plagodis serinaria, Pococera asperatella, Pococera euphemella, Polia detracta, Psaphida thaxterianus, Psara obscuralis, Pseudanthracia coracias, Pseudoglaea olivata, Psilocorsis quercicella, Satyrium calanus, Satyrium calanus falacer, Satyrium edwardsii, Schizura concinna, Schizura ipomoeae, Schizura leptinoides, Schizura unicornis, Sparganothis pettitana, Stigmella quercipulchella, Stigmella sclerostylota, Symmerista albifrons, Symmerista canicosta, Tischeria badiiella, Tischeria fuscomarginella, Tolype velleda, Ypsolopha cervella, Zale aeruginosa, Zale minerea, Zale minerea norda, Zeuzera pyrina