CATTON ARBORETUM

Quercus alba

Common name: White Oak

Year planted: 2020

Country of origin: USA. Ontario to Maine and south to Texas

Year introduced: 1724 to Europe

Description: Leaves can be variable with 4 to 9 lobes on the same tree. Their upper surface are bright green with greyish undersides in summer but turning brown to bright red in the autumn. This Oak has close grained impervious wood that has been used for making watertight barrels as well as for ship building by early settlers.

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Tree number: 29
Quercus alba (White Oak)