Tree Planting Tips: White Oak (North Carolina Tree of the Year 2025)

Need tips on how to properly plant a tree? The North Carolina Arboretum's got you covered! Watch this tutorial from the Arboretum's Horticulture and Education teams, which takes you from digging the right size hole to mulching and watering to ensure a healthy growing tree. This video features a White Oak (Quercus alba), the 2025 North Carolina Tree of the Year. This species has an important role to play in restoring Western North Carolina's forests after the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene. Together with white oaks we will steward our forests to add to the beautiful places we have grown to love.

Additional Resources:

USFS Tree Owners Manual
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_...

Arbor Day Foundation
www.arborday.org

The North Carolina Arboretum's North Carolina Tree of the Year Program
https://www.ncarboretum.org/north-car...