{"product_id":"quercus-alba","title":"White Oak - Quercus alba","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhite Oak - Quercus alba\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuercus alba\u003c\/em\u003e is a long term tree in every sense. It grows slowly, builds a broad rounded crown over a pale grey furrowed trunk, and colours a deep wine red in autumn rather than the plain brown of many oaks. Plant it where it will never need to be moved and where there is genuine room, because a mature white oak occupies as much ground as a small house.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy White Oak\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutumn Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Leaves turn burgundy to wine red and hold late in cool districts, unusual among the white oak group.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCrown Shape\u003c\/strong\u003e: Broad, spreading and horizontally branched, quite different from the narrow upright pin oak.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBark\u003c\/strong\u003e: Light ash grey, shallowly furrowed and plated, and a real feature once the leaves are down.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLongevity\u003c\/strong\u003e: Among the longest lived oaks, so it is planted as a generational tree rather than a garden filler.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeasonal Shade\u003c\/strong\u003e: A dense summer canopy gives way to bare branches that let winter sun through to the house.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge lawn specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Given open ground it develops the wide, low branched form that shows the species at its best.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eParkland and civic planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Long lived and structurally sound, suiting spaces designed for a century of use.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRural driveway\u003c\/strong\u003e: Spaced widely along an entrance drive it forms an avenue on a generous scale.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeciduous house shade\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sited to the north or west it cools a house in summer and admits sun in winter.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 8-10m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 12-15m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter and early spring while dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, moist, well drained and slightly acidic loam, poor performance on shallow, compacted or strongly alkaline soils\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e White oak forms a deep tap root and is slow to settle, so water deeply and infrequently through the first three summers to draw roots downward. Mulch widely, keep turf off the root zone, and avoid digging or compacting soil under the canopy.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15-20m in cultivation, taller over a very long life\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12-18m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eastern North America\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant, green catkins in spring\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795343966494,"sku":"ND-1490-100L","price":1475.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/AH-rjnusFY8d8y6Lp_nF_VHGthjF8.jpg?v=1787313783","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/quercus-alba","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}