Legend has it that when General Hugh Mercer was injured in battle in 1777 on the Princeton battlefield, he refused to leave his troops, instead laying in the shade of a sturdy white oak tree to await ...

A massive white oak tree was underbid, leading to a far longer removal process than anticipated. Despite the delays, the job was made easier thanks to a spacious and open drop zone, perfect for ...

The Royal Oak. The Wye Oak. The Mercer Oak. Abraham Lincoln navigated by the Salt River Ford Oak. Andrew Jackson sheltered under the Sunnybrook Oaks on his way to the Battle of New Orleans.

Stroll past the stunning white-stone Forsyth Fountain, memorials dedicated to the Spanish-American War, the Fragrant Garden for the visually impaired and the 300-year-old Candler Oak tree.

The white oak tree whose genome was sequenced for the study is from the Makers Mark campus in Loretto, Kentucky. Story Source: Materials provided by University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture.

Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Mark Warner, D-Va., introduced the White Oak Resilience Act of 2025, which will “mobilize” more federal resources and research in protecting the tree’s population.

U.S. Sens. Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, and Mark Warner, of Virginia, introduced a bill that would direct resources to strengthening White Oak tree populations.

However, young trees are struggling. “We have a lot of mature white oak, everybody loves our mature forests, and we have a lot of nice, big mature trees,” he said.

However, young trees are struggling. “We have a lot of mature white oak, everybody loves our mature forests, and we have a lot of nice, big mature trees,” he said.