Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor)
$40.00
Category: Trees | Windbreak | Wildlife | Bird Habitat | Drought Tolerant | Floodplain Site | Wetland Site | Urban Site | Mesic Site | Moist Site | GreatPlants for the Great Plains | Pollination
The Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor) is a durable native shade tree highly valued for its adaptability and wildlife benefits. A 1999 GreatPlants Award Winner, this oak performs beautifully in both wet and upland soils, thriving in floodplains, poorly drained sites, compacted urban soils, and even dry conditions once established.
Its leaves are dark green above and felty white beneath, turning yellow to red-purple in fall and hanging on to its leaves well into late winter. Swamp White Oak produces sweet acorns on long stalks (2–4 inches) that attract a wide range of birds and mammals for food and shelter.
With reliable transplant success and steady growth, this oak is an excellent choice for parks, lawns, and naturalized landscapes where a long-lived, wildlife-friendly shade tree is desired.
NATIVE RANGE
Larger sizes available for local customers.
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Additional information
| Scientific Name | Quercus bicolor |
|---|---|
| Height | 50-60' |
| Spread | 40-50' |
| Shape | Narrow, rounded, open |
| Foliage | Dark green with felty white beneath |
| Fall Foliage | Yellow-brown to red |
| Native To | |
| Zone | 4 |
