Adopt a Tree

By: Leah Whitehead

OrD.J. Cooke

The fruit of White Oak is an acorn, growing over an inch long, with a warty cap. Many animals

eat these acorns.

• The bark of White Oak is light gray

and scaly. Sometimes it

flakes off.

Common & Scientific name

• Common name: White Oak• Scientific name: Quercus• Family: Fagaceae - Beech family

Poem

OakTall enormous

Living towering eatingTree leaf branch shade

Reaching interesting sittingVast big

roots

Interesting Facts

• The White oak has been the state tree of Illinois since 1973. • White Oaks have male and female flowers.• The fruit of White Oak is an acorn, growing over an inch long,

with a warty cap. Many animals eat these acorns.• White Oak depends on these animals, especially Blue Jays and

squirrels, to spread its seeds to new places so new White Oaks can grow.

• White-tailed Deer, Beaver, and Eastern Cottontails are known to eat twigs and leaves of White Oak.

Wood

• HardwoodFurnitureVeneer Paneling Flooring• White oak wood is heavy, hard, strong, and

durable. When properly dried treated, oak wood glues well, machines very well and accepts a variety of finishes

Best Thing About Our Tree

• D.J. and I loved that our tree was big and tall.• We enjoyed seeing how the tree changed over

the time we started till the time we finished.