Swamp White Oak

Quercus bicolor

Taxonomy

Division:: Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:: Fagaceae
Genus:: Quercus
Species:: Quercus bicolor

Growth Characteristics

Life Cycle:: Perennial
Growth Habit:: Tree
Height:: More than 40 ft
Light Requirements:: Part Shade
Drought Tolerance:: High
Bloom Months:: mar, apr, may
Bloom Colors:: Red, Yellow, Green

Native Range

United States: Alabama, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Canada: Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec

Keystone Species Ranking

Caterpillar Keystone:: ★☆☆☆☆ Based on number of butterfly and moth species using this genus as host plant (Source: National Wildlife Federation)

Host Plant for Caterpillars

Cameraria cincinnatiella, Cameraria conglomeratella, Coleophora atromarginata, Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar), maple leaf blotch miner (Cameraria platanoidiella), oak leaf blotch miner (Cameraria hamadryadella), Orange-tipped oakworm moth (Anisota senatoria), Phyllonorycter aeriferella, Phyllonorycter albanotella, Phyllonorycter argentifimbriella, Phyllonorycter basistrigella, Phyllonorycter diaphanella, Phyllonorycter hagenii, Phyllonorycter sp., Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus), Stigmella flavipedella, Telphusa sp., Tischeria castaneaeella

Soil Requirements

Soil Type:: rich, moist, well-drained loamy soil
pH:: 5.0 - 7.0 (slightly acidic to neutral)
Drainage:: tolerates poor drainage
Moisture:: consistently moist
Notes:: prefers lowland areas with periodic flooding

Germination Information

Pre-treatment: Seeds are sown in late November with a mechanical seeder or can be planted immediately after collection as acorns of the white group have little or no dormancy, and will germinate almost immediately after falling.

Establishment: Seeds are collected from local people who collect within a 50 mile radius of the nursery or collected in Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Sulphur, Oklahoma. Seeds are wild collected during fall months and are kept separated according to site, elevation and source.

Source: npn.rngr.net