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Swamp White Oak

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Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor) – A beautiful native tree with lustrous, heavy textured green leaves with wavy margins. Well adapted to wet, poorly drained soils. Swamp White Oak trees are one of the best trees at adapting to poor soils. If you are unsure about whether a tree can grow in a certain area, plant a Swamp White Oak, and it will grow.

Characteristics

Average Landscape Height:
45 feet
Average Landscape Width:
45 feet
Growth Rate:
slow
Genus:
Quercus
Species:
bicolor
Summer Foliage Color:
dark green
Fall Color:
copper
Minimum Light:
full sun
Maximum Light:
full sun
Minimum Moisture:
dry
Maximum Moisture:
wet
Plant Form:
round
Canopy:
high
Pruning:
late winter pruning
Branching:
decurrent
Density:
dense

Ornamental Features

Swamp White Oak has dark green deciduous foliage which emerges grayish green in spring on a tree with a round habit of growth. The glossy lobed leaves turn coppery-bronze in fall. However, the fruit can be messy in the landscape and may require occasional clean-up.

Landscape Attributes

Swamp White Oak is a dense deciduous tree with a more or less rounded form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

Planting & Growing

Swamp White Oak will grow to be about 45 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 45 feet. It has a high canopy with a typical clearance of 6 feet from the ground, and should not be planted underneath power lines. As it matures, the lower branches of this tree can be strategically removed to create a high enough canopy to support unobstructed human traffic underneath. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live to a ripe old age of 300 years or more; think of this as a heritage tree for future generations!

This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It is an amazingly adaptable plant, tolerating both dry conditions and even some standing water. It is not particular as to soil type, but has a definite preference for acidic soils, and is subject to chlorosis (yellowing) of the foliage in alkaline soils. It is quite intolerant of urban pollution, therefore inner city or urban streetside plantings are best avoided. This species is native to parts of North America.

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