Botanical Name
Quercus bicolor
Common Name
Swamp White Oak
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Height:
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50-60' |
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Spread:
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40-50' |
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Shape:
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Narrow, rounded, open |
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Foliage:
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Dark green with felty white beneath |
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Fall Foliage:
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Yellow-brown to red |
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Exposure:
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Full Sun |
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Zone:
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4-8 |
DESCRIPTION: Excellent in both wet and upland soils, this tree has a coarser, less deeply incised leaf than Q. alba, and acorns borne on 2- 4" stalks. It shows good transplant success. Named a 1999 "Great Plants for the Great Plains" Award winner.
©2005 Bailey Nurseries, Inc.
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