Kimberly Thompson & Rayshawn Goode Common Name-White Oak Scientific Name-Quereus Alba (Latin) Belong to the Beech Family ( Fagaceae) Illinois State tree since 1973
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Kimberly Thompson
&
Rayshawn Goode
Common
Name-White Oak
Scientific
Name-Quereus Alba (Latin)
Belong
to the Beech Family ( Fagaceae)
Illinois
State tree since 1973
White
Oaks have male and female
flowers.
The male flowers are greenish-yellow,
catkins up to four inches long, which
hang from twigs.
• Catkin - A thick, cylinder-shaped cluster of
flowers on a tree. Catkins often droop.
Some
larger animals, such as Raccoons
and Opossums, use White Oaks as dens
if they have become hollow.
Scaly
Tall
Branches that curve
outward
V-Shaped
Home to many
Shady
Rotting
White Oak
Rooted, Twisted
Hanging, Shading, Living
Habitat, Home, Community, Shady
Giving, Receiving, Spreading
Old, Tall,
Tree
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ogy/white_oak.htm