Swamp White Oak (Plants of the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Grounds, Chicago, Illinois)

Swamp White Oak

Quercus bicolor

Taxon biology ⁷

Fagaceae -- Beech family

Robert Rogers

Swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor) is a mediumsized tree of the north central and northeastern mixed forests. It is found in lowlands, along edges of streams, and in swamps subject to flooding. It is rapid growing and long lived, reaching 300 to 350 years. The hard strong wood is commercially valuable and is usually cut and sold as white oak. Many kinds of wildlife eat the acorns, particularly ducks.

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(c) "<a href=""http://www.nal.usda.gov/"">National Agricultural Library</a>. Originally from <a href=""http://www.fs.fed.us/"">US Forest Service</a>. United States, DC, Washington. 1960.", some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=qubi_005_avp.tif
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