Common Name - White Oak

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Scientific Name - Quercus alba

Description: tall tree with rounded crown formed of spreading stout branches; straight trunk; reaches a height of 80 to 100 feet with a diameter of 3 to 4 feet. Tree located at
Douglas-Hart Nature Center
Mattoon, Illinois
The White Oak Tree
Description:

tall tree with rounded crown formed of spreading stout branches;  straight trunk;  reaches a height of 80 to 100 feet with a diameter of 3 to 4 feet.

 Fall White Oak Tree at Douglas-Hart Nature Preserve

Habitat:
uplands and lowlands with dry, sandy soils;  often in pure stands.
     Range:  from Maine to the foothills of the Rockies, south to eastern Texas, east to Georgia, north to southeastern Canada.

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