Leaf Color Range

The most important lumber tree of the white oak group, its high grade wood is used in whiskey barrels (also called the “stave oak” for this reason) and in containers for other liquids. In Colonial times, it was also an important wood for shipbuilding.
Height: 80’-100’ or more with widespreading branches and a rounded crown. The trunk is also irregularly divided into spreading, almost horizontal branches.
Leaves: 4”-9” long, 2”-4” wide. Alternate, simple. Dark green to blue-green above, whitish or gray-green beneath, turning red or brown in autumn and remaining attached during winter.
Habitat: This oak tree is one of the most common in western Pennsylvania. Found in moist, well drained uplands and lowlands, often in pure stands. From Ontario, east to Maine, south to Florida, west to Texas, and north to Minnesota.