Transcript Kimberly Thompson & Rayshawn Goode  Common Name-White Oak  Scientific Name-Quereus Alba (Latin)  Belong to the Beech Family ( Fagaceae)  Illinois State tree since 1973

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
 http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecol
ogy/white_oak.htm