Quercus bicolor: Swamp White Oak: ENH-701/ST543, 2/2014

Abstract

This deciduous native tree reaches 50 to 70 feet in height with an equal spread, forming a broad, open, rounded canopy and casting dense shade below. The shiny, dark green, five to six-inch-long by two to four-inch-wide leaves have fine white hairs on their underside, and irregular margins. In fall, the leaves turn a showy yellow/brown to red before dropping. The oval, one-inch acorns are usually found in pairs on one to four-inch-long stems, and are quite attractive to a variety of mammals and birds. Swamp White Oak has deeply ridged and furrowed, dark brown bark, and forms an impressive shade tree.  Original publication date November 1993.