The nation tree of both Illinois and Connecticut is the white oak tree ( Quercus alba ) . This oak Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree grows in a big dowry of the eastern United States . The Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree may go for hundreds of years if left undisturbed . The tree also goes by the name stave oak tree , thanks to the woodwind ’s use in stool barrels .

Characteristics

White oak trees grow up to 100 feet in height , and the crown can reach up to 80 feet in width . The bark of the tree is whitish gray , and the trunk can produce to 4 feet in diam . Sometimes the bark scales off , leaving unruffled patch on the trunk . The tree diagram ’s light green leaves sport 7 to 9 rounded border , turn up to 9 inches in length and up to 4.5 inches in width . Inconspicuous flowers blossom in the spring as the leaves start appear . Both male and female bloom spring up on the same tree ; crimson heyday indicate distaff bloom and yellow clusters indicate male flowers . The Tree depend on the fart to pollinate . In the dusk , the leaves turn beautiful shades of Red River .

Range

ashen oaks spring up in deciduous woodland along with other hardwood tree diagram . The trees chiefly produce in an region reach out from Maine west to Minnesota and south to Texas , then back east to northern Florida .

Fruits

The trees start producing acorn once the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree reaches about 20 years of old age . The fruits come out singularly or in clusters of two or three nuts . The oblong nuts arrive at up to a quarter inch in length . Acorns lie of a faint grey , hairy cupful that covers the top third of the en . The nut itself appear greenish - brown . While the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree make acorns every yr , during some long time huge crops of nuts appear , and these are called mast years . The large crops occur about every four to 10 years .

Conditions

White oak tree Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree thrive in rich , moist territory that drains well . The tree also grow in drier soil . Preferring full to partial sun , the tree will grow in the spook when young , but require more sun as they get older . White oak grow in USDA hardiness zone 4 to 9 .

Uses

As a hardwood , white oak develop a coarse - grained , heavy forest used for a variety of product , let in article of furniture , cabinets and floor . The tree also provides firewood and fence post cloth . Native Americans used the tree as a source of medical specialty to treat diarrhea , chapped hide and mouth sore . They also used concoctions made from the tree to handle respiratory problems , such as asthma attack and coughs .

Wildlife

The acorns from the white oak tree supply a valuable food source for small mammal and birds , such as squirrels , Republic of Turkey and upland game birds . The gypsy moth relies on white oak tree as an authoritative food source , too , but alas their eating often causes the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree to choke .

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