Quercus bicolor

A medium to large tree of swamps and seasonally wet areas. The leaves are silvery white beneath, shallowly lobed and obovate (inverse oval with narrowest part towards petiole). High value for wildlife.

Native Plant of the Month

December 2007

Mentioned in Solidago

Plant Information

Common Name(s): 
swamp white oak
Type: 
Native
Shrubs, Trees
Moisture: 
Moist
Wet
Light: 
Sun

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