Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor
Swamp white oak is one of the best native shade trees for wet or poorly drained ground, with lustrous two-toned leaves and handsome peeling bark. Fast-growing, long-lived, and a powerhouse caterpillar host.
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 50–70 ft
- Spacing
- 50–70 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~557 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, rain garden
- Native states
- CT, DC, DE, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV