The leaves are dark green to slightly blue-green in summer, brown and wine-red to orange-red in the fall. The fall foliage is showy. Oaks are wind pollinated. Acorns are produced generally when the trees are between 50-100 years old. Open-grown trees may produce acorns are early as 20 years. Good acorn crops are irregular and occur only every 4-10 years.

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The White Oak is the state tree of Connecticut, because in 1687, the Connecticut Charter was hidden from the English in a White Oak known as the Charter Oak. White Oaks are prized for their high quality wood; their acorns are an important food source for many birds, small mammals and deer. It is not uncommon for White Oaks to live to be hundreds of years old and they make excellent large shade trees.

USDA Zones 3-9