White Oak ²

Identification:

White oak trees grow to 50-80 feet tall with an equal spread. They have dark green leaves in the summer which turn showy red in the fall. They have a slow to moderate growth rate. They prefer moist, well-drained soil and full sunlight.

Niche
White Oak trees are producers because they make their own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide and water.

Sources:
http://www.arborday.org/treeguide/treeDetail.cfm?ID=173
ed to be over 450 years old.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) JanetandPhil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/30979614@N07/4154729573
2. Adapted by redsquirrel4321 from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_alba

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