White Oak (Quercus alba), native to the entire eastern half of the United States, is found throughout all of Ohio, in habitats ranging from dry forests and fields to mesic woodlands and down slopes.

White oak (Quercus alba) is the most important wildlife tree in Ohio and the eastern half of the United States. It also happens to be one of the most beautiful and “charismatic” trees of the eastern forests. And it’s one of the longest living organisms in the eastern United States, commonly living for 300 to 600 years or more.