During a recent Arbor Day event, Gov. Josh Stein announced that the 2025 N.C. Tree of the Year is the white oak, Quercus alba. White oak is a great choice for a number of reasons. It’s native to North ...

Atlanta is known as the "City in the Forest," but, largely due to ongoing development, the canopy is shrinking. While the city recently amended its tree protection ordinance to increase fees for ...

One of the largest and longest-lived trees in the Eastern deciduous forest is the white oak (Quercus alba). White oaks can grow up to 150 feet and live to a ripe old age of 450 – 500 years old. White ...

I have an oak tree in my yard that has magnificent red fall color. I think it is a White oak because it has rounded lobes but I was wondering if it could be a hybrid since the color is so intense.

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Acorns are a valuable though inconsistent source of wildlife food. More than ...

White oak is a large, native tree with strong and durable wood, and the main source of wood for whiskey barrels. It has been described as having sweeter and more edible acorns than other oaks, ...

White oak (Quercus alba) is important economically, ecologically, and culturally. However, the species currently faces a significant challenge: a low rate of seedling recruitment, the process by which ...