Quercus alba, or White oak usually lives between 200 and 300 years, although specimens have been documented to reach over 450 years of age. It has a short and stocky truck with wide sprawling limbs. Their acorns are a valuable source of food for rabbits, squirrels, deer, and a wide variety of birds.
You can help scientists understand how climate change is impacting this species by using the phenophase guide below to observe its lifecycle in Nature's Notebook.
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