Swamp White OakQuercus bicolor Willd

By Egypt Crider06/23/10

Elective Science

Kingdom: Plantae (Plants) Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledon) Order: Fagales (Flowering plants) Family: Fagaceae (Beech Family) Genus: Quercus (Oak) Quercus bicolor (Swamp White Oak)

Classification

Swamp White Oak can grow up to 60 feet in height

60 feet in spread Reaches about 36

inches in diameter Its shape starts out

as pyramidal, but then broadens

Shape, Form, and Type

Figure 1: Swamp White Oak Shape and Form

The bark is thick Deeply fissured Grayish-brown in

color with hints of white spots

Bark on the branches peels away in curls

Bark

Figure 2: Swamp White Oak Bark

Twig◦ Fairly solid◦ Light brown in color◦ Terminal buds are short

Leaf◦ Simple◦ Alternate◦ Wide and flat◦ Soft undersurface◦ Rounded teeth◦ The lighter color on the

bottom of leaf gives its name of Quercus bicolor

Twig and Leaf

Figure 3: Leaf

Figure 4: Swamp White Oak Twig

Bud◦ The buds of the Swamp White Oak are terminally short◦ Blunt◦ Brown◦ Tiny thread like stipules are usually present around the bud

• Flower• Male flowers are long green-yellow catkins• Female flowers vary from green to red • Flowers appear in mid spring with the leaves

Fruit Consists of acorns tan in color About an inch in length Bowl shaped cap Found in pairs Source of food for wildlife, mainly ducks

Bud, Flower, Fruit

Figure 6: SWO Flower (Male)

Figure 5: Buds

Figure 7: SWO Flower (Female)

Figure 8: Fruit of Swamp White Oak

Swamp White Oak can be in various soils usually found in swamp-like areas where water is poorly drained

Grow best in deep acidic soil In north central/northeastern forests Grows from southwestern Maine west to

New York, through to central Michigan, northern Wisconsin, and Minnesota; south to Iowa, Missouri and Kentucky

Most common in New York and Ohio

Habitat and Range

Figure 9: Natural habitat range of Swamp White Oak

Furniture Cabinets Veneers Interior finishing Flooring Boxes/Crates Fence posts Railroad ties Beams for general

construction Once used widely in

barrel and keg making

UsesFigure 10: Swamp White Oak Flooring

Figure 11: Cabinet Swamp White Oak

2010. Quercus bicolor. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_white_oak

2009. Swamp White Oak. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.naturehills.com/product/swamp_white_oak.aspx

2010. Swamp white oak: Minnesota DNR. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/trees_shrubs/deciduous/swampwhiteoak.html

2010. Quercus bicolor Fact Sheet. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10

http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=313

1997. Swamp White Oak. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10

http://www.oplin.org/tree/fact%20pages/oak_swamp_white/oak_swamp_white.html

2010. Swamp white oak: Minnesota DNR. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/trees_shrubs/deciduous/swampwhiteoak.html

2010. Quercus bicolor WiIID. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10

http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/quercus/bicolor.htm

2003. Plant Guide- Swamp White Oak. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/doc/cs_qubi.doc

References (Text)

Figure 1: Swamp White Oak Shape and Form. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.cirrusimage.com/Trees/swamp_white_oak_2.jpg

Figure 2: Swamp White Oak Bark. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.oplin.org/tree/fact%20pages/oak_swamp_white/oak_swamp_white.html

Figure 3: Leaf. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=313

Figure 4: Swamp White Oak Twig. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=313

Figure 5: Buds. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=313

Figure 6: SWO Flower (Male). Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/biohires/q/hqubi--flinflor51183.JPG

Figure 7: SWO Flower (Female). Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/biohires/q/hqubi--flinflor18836.JPG

Figure 8: Fruit of Swamp White Oak. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.treetopics.com/quercus_bicolor/swamp_white_oak_0607.jpg

Figure 9: Range of Swamp White Oak. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/quercus/bicolor.htm

Figure 10: Swamp White Oak Flooring. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.neverlandwood.com/pro/1-1.jpg

Figure 11: Cabinet Swamp White Oak Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://lumberjocks.com/assets/pictures/projects/22507-438x.jpg

References (Pictures)