Quercus alba

White oak is in the white oak group (Quercus) in the beech or Fagaceae family, and is one of the preeminent hardwoods of eastern and central North America, found from Minnesota, Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia south as far as northern Florida and eastern Texas. Specimens grow to over 32 m tall and have been documented at over 450 years old.

• Leaves are alternate, simple, obovate, 13–22 cm long and 7.0–11.4 cm across, with deeply cut 2–4 lobes on each side; leaves are pinkish-red to soft green when young, turning in summer to deep green above and whitish below. In late fall the leaves turn purple-crimson and often remain very late on the trees.
• Species is monoecious. Male flowers form catkins up to 10 cm long, female flowers are reddish-green and appear as small single spikes.
• Fruit is an oblong acorn, usually sessile (no stocks), up to 2.5 cm in length. It matures in one growing season.