White Oaks are beautiful, stately trees living over 300 years! Perfect trees for investing in your land and it’s future. The closed cellular structure of this species makes it a great choice for woodcrafts, such as alcohol barrels, due to its water and rot resistance. It may take a while but it’s not unheard of for these trees to reach 135 feet in height. For the wildlife lovers, there aren’t too many trees better at providing habitat and food for birds, animals, caterpillars than the white oak.