Oaks of New England

Quercus alba, the white oak, is one of the pre-eminent hardwoods of eastern North America. It is a long-lived oak of the family Fagaceae, native to eastern North America and found from southern Quebec west to eastern Minnesota and south to northern Florida and eastern Texas. Specimens have been documented to be over 450 years old.

White oak is a relatively large tree, growing up to 100 feet tall and 4 feet in diameter. Its leaves are of average size, with 5 to 9 lobes. The white oak is a popular hardwood, and has robust populations. less ↑

Swamp White Oak is a medium-sized tree of America's north central and northeastern mixed forests. It has a very large range, and can survive in a variety of habitats. It grows rapidly and can live up to 350 years. It is mid sized oak, reaching anywhere from 65–80 ft tall.

The Swamp White Oak has relatively large leaves, up to seven inches in length and four inches across. This tree sees wide use in lumber production, and is also a popular tree for landscaping. less ↑

Quercus macrocarpa, the Bur oak, sometimes spelled Burr oak, is a species of white oak, native to North America in the eastern and midwestern United States and south-central Canada. This plant is also called Mossycup oak and Mossycup white oak.

In New England, the Burr Oak is found mostly in northern Maine and Vermont. It is one of the largest oaks, growing over 100 feet tall and up to 10 feet in diameter. It also has the largest acorns of any North American Oak. Burr Oak tends not to grow in dense forest, but to prefer open spaces. less ↑

Quercus muehlenbergii, the chinkapin oak (or chinquapin oak), is an oak in the white oak group (Quercus sect. Quercus). The species was often called Quercus acuminata in older literature. Quercus muehlenbergii is native to the eastern regions of the United States.

The chinkapin oak is a mid-sized oat, ranging from 40 to 80 feet in height. It, like the pin oak, is shade-intolerant, and tends to be outcompeted in denser forested areas. The chinkapin oak has shaggy bark and shiny, dark green leaves. less ↑

Quercus prinus (syn. Quercus montana), the chestnut oak, is a species of oak in the white oak group, Quercus sect. Quercus. It is native to the eastern United States, where it is one of the most important ridgetop trees from southern Maine southwest to central Mississippi, with an outlying northwestern population in southern Michigan. It is also sometimes called "rock oak" because of montane and other rocky habitats. As a consequence of its dry habitat and ridgetop exposure, it is not usually a large tree, typically 18-22m (60–70 ft) tall; occasional specimens growing in better conditions can however become large, with trees up to 40–43 m (130–140 ft) tall known. They tend to have a similar spread of 18-22m (60–70 ft). less ↑