Download Oregon White Oak Scientific Name

Common Name: Oregon White Oak
Scientific Name: Quercus garryana
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Average Size: 50-80 feet with 2-3 ft trunk diameter at maturity
Moisture: Drought tolerant
Elevation: Found naturally at low elevations (500-3,000 feet).
Soils: Prefers dry rocky slopes or bluffs; sometimes on deep rich, well-drained
soils..
Shape: Heavily limbed tree; often short and crooked in rocky habitats.
Foliage: Alternate, deciduous, deeply round-lobed oak leaves up to 12 cm long
Flower: Male and female flowers on the same tree; males flowers are hanging
catkins and female flowers are small and inconspicuous.
Fruit: Acorns, 2-3 cm long in shallow, rough surfaced cups; sweet and edible
Notes:
 Acorns were eaten by the Salish people of the Puget Sound region after they
soaked them in water to leach out the bitter tannins.
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Also known as “Garry Oak”
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Drought tolerant tree
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Slow growing