Common Name - White Oak

Scientific Name - Quercus alba

Description: The flowers are clusters of drooping catkins and spikes of small blooms. The fruit is a small, shiny, oblong acorn, 0.5 to 1 inch long; nut is ovoid, light brown, shiny and about 3/4 of an inch long; is held in the shallow cup, singly or in groups of 2 or 3.
The White Oak Tree Fruit

Description:
The flowers are clusters of drooping catkins and spikes of small blooms.  The fruit is a small, shiny, oblong acorn, 0.5 to 1 inch long;  nut is ovoid, light brown, shiny and about 3/4 of an inch long;  is held in  the shallow cup, singly or in groups of 2 or 3.

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