Quercus alba - white oak


Dr. Jim Rentch [L] and Chad Smith in front of a 54.4 cm DBH,350 yrs old whose annual radial growth exceeded 2 mm only once! Both Q. alba, in the Murphy Tract of WV, in the foreground were recruited in 1653. Murphy Tract has 20 more Q. alba > 340 yrs in age. (photo © Jim Rentch)


464 (XD) - Buena Vista, VA
     by: E. Cook; N. Pederson; Pederson, 2005

440 (RC) - PA
     by: M. Abrams

407 (XD) - Warren County Iowa
     by: Duvick and Blasing 1983

377 (XD) - Horners Woods, WV; 4 other QUAL > 340 yrs
     by: J. Rentch; Rentch et al., 2003a, 2003b

373 (XD) - Belmont County,Ohio
     by: Rubino and McCarthy 2000

368 (XD) - Collins Woods, Ohio
     by: J. Rentch; Rentch et al., 2003a, 2003b

359 (XD) - Mammoth Cave National Park, KY
     by: B. Catron, N. Pederson; R. Carlson (XD'ing) and NADEF 2013 Intro Group

358 (XD) - Coweeta Hyrdologic Laboratory, NC
     by: S. Butler 2006

352 (XD) - Wrights Woods, PA; ~ 12 or so other QUAL in this range
     by: J. Rentch; Rentch et al., 2003a, 2003b

350 (XD) - Murphy Tract, WV; 20 [yes TWENTY] other QUAL > 340 yrs
     by: J. Rentch; Rentch et al., 2003a, 2003b

330 (RC) - Peter's Woods, Ontario, Canada
     by: Martion & Martin, 2001; - more info

325 (XD) - Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, NC
     by: S. Butler 2006

309 (XD) - Angel Hollow, KY
     by: A. Cooper, - more info

289 (XD) - Pisgah NF, North Carolina
     by: J.Speer 2001


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