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White Oak Identification: Leaves, Bark and Acorns

Rounded lobes with no bristle tips, pale platy bark and acorns in warty caps. How to separate a white oak from a red oak before the leaves ever drop.

Updated 25 October 2026, 8 minute read
White oak leaves and bark at close range
White oak holds platy grey bark and rounded lobes. Red oaks carry bristle tips.

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