Quercus bicolor
Common name: Swamp White Oak
This is the oak of the flat, wet woods. In northern Indiana, it grows among skunk cabbage, which virtually grows in water. It has a symmetrical, rounded head in youth, which it maintains throughout its life. Susceptible to chlorosis on high, dry sites in soils with pH greater than 7.5 and seems to be most susceptible to what is known as bullet gall. There are 400 galls that attack oaks, and with the exception of one that occasionally affects shingle oak, they do little or no damage. Fall color is yellow to brown. Prefers full sun.
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Plant Details
Plant type
Tree
Soil type
Mesic (Not too Wet Not too Dry), Moist Mesic, Wet
Light exposure
Full Sun
Bloom period
Spring
Urban environment
Compacted/New Construction Soils, Road-side/Salt Tolerant, Yards that Flood
Habitat
Moist Woods, Woodlands
Growth form
Single trunk
Growth rate
Fast
Flower color
Yellowish Catkin
Fall color
Orange Yellow
Size
- Mature height
- 50 Feet
- Mature width
- 50 Feet
- Max height
- 80 Feet
- Max width
- 80 Feet
Additional information
Butterfly host plant Loved by birds