(Eastern) White Oak
Quercus alba
Fagaceae · broadleaf · introduced
Quick Facts
Height
65 ft
Spread
32 ft
Growth Rate
Slow
Light
Full Sun
Soil
Moist
Water
Moderate
Hardiness
Zone Zones 3a–8b
Bloom Time
May
Origin
Maine to Florida, west to Minnesota and Texas
Diseases (14)
Phytophthora ramorum Sudden Oak Death
Arceuthobium spp. (parasitic plant) Mistletoe
abiotic (drought, heat stress) or bacterial (Xylella fast... Leaf Scorch
Armillaria ostoyae Armillaria Root Rot
Various species including Colletotrichum acutatum, C Anthracnose
Cytospora canker Cytospora Canker
Microstroma album Frosty Mildew
Ganoderma applanatum Ganoderma Root and Butt Rot
Pseudoinonotus dryadeus Inonotus Root and Butt Rot
Taphrina spp. Leaf Blister
Phoradendron villosum Mistletoe (a True Mistletoe)
Neonectria ditissima Nectria Canker
Podosphaera aphanis var. aphanis Powdery Mildew
Inonotus dryophilus White Pocket Rot (Piped Rot)