Illinois State Tree

Illinois designated the white oak (Quercus alba) as the official state tree in 1973. White oak leaves are pink in the early spring for about one week before turning green- public domain image on Wikipedia White oak tree bark - photo © Jim Frazier on Flickr - noncommercial use permitted with attribution / no derivative works 100 year old white oak tree (Quercus alba) in golden fall foliage - photo © Bob Gutowski (Tie Guy II) on Flickr - noncommercial use permitted with attribution / no derivative works

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