White Oak (Quercus alba)

Family: Fagaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: Brown. Form: Pyramidal, Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweetest. — Seed - raw or cooked.; The seed is about 1 - 3cm long and ripens in its first year.; It contains about 6% protein and 65% carbohydrates.; It is low in tannin and needs little if any leaching.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry woods, gravelly ridges, sandy plains, rich uplands and moist bottoms. The best specimens are found in deep rich well-drained loamy soils. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)