Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor
Fagaceae
Other names
White Oak
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Native to the Finger Lakes Region, ME to FL West to MN and TX
Location
Mundy Wildflower Garden, Jackson Grove, Houston and Grossman Ponds, Peterson Oak Grove, Schnee Oak Collection, Urban Tree Collection, McLean Bogs, South Hill Swamp
Source of plant
Doug Goldman, Princeton Nurseries, Smith Nursery Company, Schichtel's Nursery, Forrest Keeling Nursery
Description
Plants form broad, open, round-topped crown with a short, limby trunk; 50-60' tall with an equal orgreater spread. Bark flaky, grayish-brown, divided by deep longitudinal fissures into rather long flatridges.
USDA Hardiness Zone
3
Status
L2|S5|G5