White Oak By: Sara Garcia, Talejah Watts, and TaQuresha Jennings White Oak Tree By: Sara Garcia, Talejah Watts, and Taquresha Jennings

Scientific Name: Quercus alba Common Names: Fork-Leaf White Oak, Ridge White Oak, Stave Oak Scientific Name:

Descriptions of our Tree Parts: Bark:  Light Gray  Tough  Dry  Strong  Scaly Plates Leaves:  Alternate  Flat  Smooth  Dark Green Acorns:  Smooth  Brown  Supply of food for wildlife

Quotes Sara- “Our tree Ted is so amazing it made everyone else rhyme (Our tree taught us so much)” Tee- “From the grass it grows, how beautiful no one ever knows my tree is so wonderful that’s how beautiful Ted is.” Talejah- “Our tree drops leaves, we ain’t got no bees, and it’s so easy being around our tree. Ted is so beautiful to see”

Poem Ted Beautiful, tall Loving, growing, caring Outside, trash, insects, lizards Living, producing, ending Colorful, old Ted

Limiting Factors:  Bugs feeding off it  Fires  Flooding  Climate

Type of Wood and Tree Purposes: Hardwood Uses of wood for:  Ship building  Barrel making  Flooring  Cabinets  Furniture

Interesting Facts:  Can grow up to 100 feet tall  Has Male and Female Flowers: Male flowers are greenish-yellow Female flowers have reddish spikes  It is Illinois’s State Tree  Gypsy moth feeds off tree  Takes as long as 100 years to attain height of about 100 feet

Works Cited: www. forestry.ohiodnr.gov/whiteoak.com Done By: Sara Garcia, Talejah Watts, and Taquresha Jennings