Ohio Buckeye vs White Oak - TreeTime.ca

Ohio Buckeye vs White Oak

Quercus alba

Aesculus glabra

White Oak
Ohio Buckeye

White Oak is large, long-lived tree with an irregular trunk divided into spreading, often horizontal, stout branches. A highly adaptable tree, White Oak features green acorns and beautiful green leaves that turn red-purple in the fall.

With a huge growth in bourbon and scotch over the past few decades there is an emerging shortage of white oak that is the primary tree used for cask barrels and aging.

Note: Most Oak species can be considered toxic for many animals.

Ohio Buckeye is a medium sized deciduous tree. If you are looking for a shade tree, Ohio Buckeye's dense canopy of unique leaves can provide it.

Named after its fruit, an inedible nut enclosed in a prickly husk, Ohio Buckeye also features green-yellow flowers and long, broad leaves that turn brilliant red in the fall.

Slow growing, but an extremely attractive tree. Find out what experienced horticulturalists already know: this tree is a gem.

White Oak Quick Facts

Ohio Buckeye Quick Facts

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Zone: 4a
Zone: 2b
Height: 30 m (98 ft)
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: low
Maintenance: medium
Maintenance: medium


Toxicity: nuts are toxic to humans and cattle
Foliage: red-pink changing to bright yellow-green
Foliage: palmate
Fall colour: dark red
Fall colour: reddish-orange or yellow
Nuts: acorns
Nuts: spiny nut
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON, QC
Native to: ON
Other Names: american buckeye, fetid buckeye