In the fall the color of the leaves turn a vivid yellow and, occasionally, a brownish purple. Swamp White Oak is often used as an ornamental. In the wild, it is a sturdy hardwood that makes up about ...

White oak leaves and marble-sized galls. Galls are growths on plants caused by invasions of parasites, viruses, fungi and bacteria -- making galls centers of activity for both attacks on a plant's ...

Some specimens have lived for more than 600 years. Although it's called the white oak, the bark on its trunk is ashen gray in color. The leaves have a glossy green surface and turn shades of ...