Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor Willd. - Beech family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 100.0 feet
Planting Distance: 7.3 feet
Plant Type: Tree
Root Depth: 40 inches
Growth Form: Single Stem
Growth Rate: Rapid
Features
Flower Color: Yellow
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Early Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: Yes
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Low
Flood Tolerance: Medium
Fire Tolerance: Medium
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Bombus; Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Swamp White Oak: Anisota senatoria, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Cameraria cincinnatiella, Cameraria conglomeratella, Cameraria hamadryadella, Cameraria platanoidiella, Coleophora atromarginata, Lymantria dispar, Phyllonorycter aeriferella, Phyllonorycter albanotella, Phyllonorycter argentifimbriella, Phyllonorycter basistrigella, Phyllonorycter diaphanella, Phyllonorycter hagenii, Stigmella flavipedella, Tischeria castaneaeella
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- CAN: Ontario, Québec
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.