adopt a tree by: leah whitehead or d.j. cooke the fruit of white oak is an acorn, growing over an...
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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.