Cultivation
The white oak makes an outstanding shade tree, with an exceptionally wide spread and almost never dropping limbs. However, it does not tolerate urban conditions well due to an intolerance of soil compaction and changes in soil levels. It may thrive in residential neighborhoods where protected from such change.
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