Virginia Native Tree Leaf Identification Project/White Oak

Quercus alba

• Location: Near my house.
• Tree Type: Deciduous
• Leaf: Simple
• Leaf margin: Lobed
• Leaf arrangement on branch: Alternate
• Habitat: Varies, but best grown on well-drained and loamy soil
• Virginia Range: All over Virginia
• Fruit: Egg-shaped to oval-shaped acorn, 3/4 inches long--Light chestnut brown.

References

• Quercus alba (n.d.). Retrieved October 09, 2017, from https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=QUAL
• White Oak (n.d.). Retrieved October 09, 2017, from http://www.dof.virginia.gov/infopubs/Native-Tree-ID-spreads_2016_pub.pdf