Illinois designated white oak (Quercus alba) specificially the official Illinois state tree in 1973, the result of an Illinois schoolchildren poll (replacing native oak, adopted in 1908). Find details on the tree's adoption and law, its characteristics, taxonomy, and pictures.
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