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Landowners Guide to Identification and Characteristics: White Oak

Landowners Guide to Identification and Characteristics: White Oak

FOR-139
Landowners Guide to Identification and Characteristics: White Oak

Authored by: Laurie Thomas

Abstract

White oak is a member of the white oak group and considered by many the most important of all the oaks. White oak is the most important oak in the timber industry and its acorn is the most palatable of all the oaks.

Core Details

Publication ID

FOR-139

Status

New

Publication Date

April 22, 2026

Series

Multi-Part Series

N/A


Categorical Details

Language

English

Peer Reviewed?

Yes


Keywords

oak, silviculture

Contact Information

Tawana Brown
Associate Director, Educational Publications

361 Blazer Dining 343 S. Martin Luther King Blvd. Lexington, KY 40526-0012

+1 (859) 257-7566

tawana.brown@uky.edu