Details

Common Name White Oak
Genus Quercus
Species alba
Description

The tree species Quercus alba is also called "white oak". It is a long-lived oak in the family Fagaceae, native to eastern North America. Although called the white oak it is very unusual to find an individual with white bark; the usual color is an ashen gray. In the forest it reaches a magnificent height. In the open it develops into a massive broad-topped tree with great limbs striking out at wide angles.


Feature Summary

The current types of data available for this organism:

EST 203,206
contig 41,453
point_mutation 8,589
microsatellite 4,350