White Oak Tree

The White Oak Tree (Quercus alba) is one of Nature's eternal objects and a powerful ingredient that can be used in witchcraft. Its wood is the only thing which can kill an Original vampire. It predates the creation of vampires and is the source of their immortality. The tree itself seems to be extinct and all known stakes fashioned from its wood have been destroyed. 
==History==
Esther called upon the white oak tree in a spell to make her family immortal. As a consequence of the spell, the wood from the white oak tree could kill the Originals. Thus they burned it but Mikael managed to carve a stake from the tree before its destruction.
Three hundred years after the Originals left the New World, the natives planted a new tree and around 1912, the tree was cut down by the Salvatore family so that its wood could be used to build Wickery Bridge.
==Season Three==
In All My Children, while recording Elena Gilbert as she torments her, Rebekah discovers markings on the cave walls beneath Mystic Falls showing a Native worshipping at the white oak tree three hundred years after the Originals fled back to the Old World. Rebekah realizes that there must've been a sapling to replace the old tree and that this new tree could kill them. Rebekah subsequently shows Klaus her cell phone video of the markings and warns him of the danger.
In 1912, Rebekah searches for the white oak tree without success. Carol Lockwood suggests that the tree was probably cut down and used to build the town and she reveals that the Salvatore Family would have the records.
In Break On Through, Rebekah continues her search with Damon learning her motives thanks to Sage. Using his family's records, Damon discovers that the white oak tree was used to build the Wickery Bridge, meaning that the underpinnings that have been removed for the restoration project could be used to kill the Originals. Sage warns Rebekah, concerned about Finn's safety and Rebekah burns the wood. However, Damon had tricked Rebekah, having already retrieved the old Wickery Bridge sign which was also created from the white oak tree and he gives it to Alaric, who carved twelve stakes from the wood.
==Novels==
*In Dark Reunion, Meredith's grandfather makes mention of White Ash Wood. It is revealed that Klaus can be hurt only with White Ash Wood, so Stefan made a spear from it to fight Klaus, but it is not confirmed whether Klaus can be killed with the ash because Elena defeats Klaus before the confirmation.
==Gilbert Journal Entry==
:"The wood from one tree and one tree alone, an ancient white oak would bring death to an Original Vampire. When the tree burnt, all hope was thought lost. But the ash from the tree was saved and Witches forged a dagger which the ash could be bonded. This alchemic bond provides the necessary poison. It must be brandished by Humans alone for it would bring death to all Demons who wield it. As long as the dagger stays in place, the Original for all intents and purposes is dead."
==Trivia==
*Quercus alba (the white oak) is actually very common in the eastern portion of North America; though the prevalence of it in the TVD universe is unknown.
==Gallery==
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==See also==
Category:The Vampire Diaries (series)
Category:The Originals (series)
Category:Objects
Category:Weaknesses
Category:Original Vampires
Category:Witchcraft
Category:Supernatural