Swamp White Oak - Quercus bicolor

Common Name: Swamp White Oak Botanical Name: Quercus bicolor Category: Trees, Shrubs & Vines Flower Color: Red, Green Bloom Time: Spring Soil Conditions: Wet, Rich, Peaty, Moist , Average/Adaptable Exposure/Light Requirements: Partial Sun/Partial Shade Foliage: Deciduous, Red/Purple Fall Color Height: 30-60 feet Wildlife: Mammals
Description: This oak can grow in swamps and floodplains. It can reach 80 feet tall and 40 feet wide but grows very slowly due to the wet soils. This tree looks like the white oak with its gray bark but the leaves are long and skinny.