Quercus bicolor
Swamp White Oak
Pronunciation
KWER-kus BYE-kull-er
Family
Genus
Nativity
Quebec to Georgia , west to Michagan and Arkansas
Growth Habit
Broad, open, rounded-topped crown.
Hardiness
4
Culture
Wet, moist, even swampy conditions with acidic soil.
Facultative Status
Facultative wetland
Landscape Use
Wildlife value. Grows well in swampy soils.
Foliage
Alternate, simple, oblong-ovate. Dark green, extremely glossy on top and white to silver on the bottom. Dull yellow-bronze fall color. The apex is rounded but shallow lobes.
Buds
Buds are imbricately scaled and light chestnut color. Dome shaped buds.
Bark
Gray-brown with flaky, deep fissures that run longitudinally
Flower
Insignificant flowers in separate male and female catkins in spring.
Fruit
Acorn, 1 inch and usually found in pairs.
Propagation
Seed.
Pests
This tree is susceptible to chlorosis, but not many other pests are serious.
