Quercus bicolorIndiana Native
Swamp White Oak

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Yellow (Monoecious catkins; not ornamentally important)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Lustrous dark green summer foliage that is silvery, whitish-green below); Multi-Colored (Attractive yellow to red-purple in the fall)
 Stem Notes:
stout to slender, glabrous
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Acorns appearing in the fall; attract wildlife)
 Ultimate Height:
50-60 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
50-60 feet
 Bloom Times:
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Water Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Requires acidic soil, but is otherwise adaptable
 Range:
Northeastern North America
 Maintenance:
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are 3-7" long, 1.25-4" wide, simple, alternate, and obovate, with 6-10 pairs of coarse teeth or sometimes lobes. Buds are 0.125-0.25", brown, ovate, and imbricate. Acorns are 0.5-1" long, usually produced in pairs with an involucre covering a third of the way down.

Additional Information

The Swamp White Oak is a sturdy, long-lived tree that is generally tolerant to average conditions and even wet soil, but requires full sun and acidic soil.

When Quercus bicolor has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

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189 Quercus bicolor found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant
Number Accession ID Location
1ORIG_7741*AORIG
22015_00290*AREC
32015_00051*ATSS
42015_00965*ASPKL
52015_00293*AREC
62010_07130*APVA
72015_00276*AREC
8ORIG_9819*AMRDH
92009_12591*AMJIS
102015_00775*ATSS
11ORIG_9097*AHARR
12ORIG_8597*APVA
132015_00089*AKRCH
14ORIG_7747*AORIG
15ORIG_8287*AMRPK
162015_00283*AREC
172015_00964*ASPKL
182015_00808*AVAWT
19ORIG_7815*ALILY
20ORIG_8428*ACARY
212015_00297*AREC
222015_00292*AREC
232015_00044*AKRCH
242015_00108*APGMD
252009_12590*AMJIS
262010_12140*AFREH
272015_00779*ATSS
282015_00088*AKRCH
292015_00048*ATSS
302010_07128*APVA
312015_00106*APGMD
322009_08975*ANLSN
332015_00288*AREC
342010_09816*APICK
352015_00287*AREC
362015_00281*AREC
37ORIG_8633*APFEN
38ORIG_7817*ALILY
392015_00046*AKRCH
402015_00768*ATSS
41ORIG_8599*APVA
42ORIG_8550*AMRPK
432015_00105*APGMD
442015_00285*AREC
452015_00277*AREC
46ORIG_8251*AROGA
472015_00295*AREC
48ORIG_8598*APVA
492010_02345*AAR
502015_00278*AREC
51ORIG_7933*AWOOD
52ORIG_7826*AMRDH
532012_01432*BMOLL
542015_00296*AREC
552015_00043*AKRCH
562010_04555*ASCPA
572010_03650*ASHRV
582015_00047*ATSS
592015_00114*AWSLR
602009_12595*AMJIS
612010_07131*APVA
622015_00052*ATSS
632015_00291*AREC
642015_00045*AKRCH
652012_01432*AMOLL
66ORIG_8974*ANLSN
672015_00049*AKRCH
682015_00050*AKRCH
69ORIG_8600*APVA
702015_00294*AREC
712015_00286*AREC
722015_00275*AREC
732015_00284*AREC
74ORIG_8290*APVA
752015_00282*AREC
762015_00279*AREC
772015_00280*AREC
782015_00966*ASPKL
792018_01194*ABELL
Heritage Plant
Dedicated/Memorial Plant
802018_01108*AMOLL
812018_01109*AMOLL
822018_01110*AMOLL
832018_01159*AHORTPARK
842022_00488*AWARN
852022_00445*ADUHM
862022_00444*ASHLY
872023_00144*AHCRS
882023_00144*BHORTPARK
892023_00166*AHARR
902023_00166*BHORTPARK
912023_00197*AHORTPARK
922023_00197*BHORTPARK
932023_00197*CSCPA
942023_00197*DSCPA
952023_00197*ESCPA
962023_00197*FSCPA
972023_00197*GSCPA
982023_00197*HSCPA
992023_00197*ISCPA
1002023_00197*JSCPA
1012023_00231*AHORTPARK
1022023_00231*BSCPA
1032023_00231*CSCPA
1042023_00231*DSCPA
1052023_00231*ESCPA
1062023_00231*FSCPA
1072023_00231*GSCPA
1082023_00269*AHOCK
1092023_00269*BHORTPARK
1102023_00269*CHORTPARK
1112023_00269*DHORTPARK
1122023_00269*EHORTPARK
1132023_00269*FHORTPARK
1142023_00269*GHORTPARK
1152023_00269*HHORTPARK
1162023_00269*IHORTPARK
1172023_00269*JHORTPARK
1182023_00269*KHORTPARK
1192023_00269*LHORTPARK
1202023_00304*AHORTPARK
1212023_00304*BHORTPARK
1222023_00304*CHORTPARK
1232023_00304*DHORTPARK
1242023_00346*APICK
1252023_00346*BPICK
1262023_00346*CPICK
1272023_00346*DPICK
1282023_00346*EPICK
1292023_00346*FPICK
1302023_00346*GPICK
1312023_00346*HPICK
1322023_00404*AADPA
1332023_00404*BADPA
1342023_00404*CADPA
1352023_00404*DADPB
1362023_00404*EADPB
1372023_00430*ABRK
1382023_00430*BBRK
1392023_00430*CBRK
1402023_00430*DBRK
1412023_00430*ECONV
1422023_00430*FCONV
1432022_15774*AHORTPARK
1442023_00430*GCONV
1452023_00430*HPVA
1462023_00430*IPVA
1472023_00453*APVA
1482023_00520*APICK
1492023_00520*BPICK
1502023_00520*CPICK
1512020_01159*AHORTPARK
1522020_01159*BHORTPARK
1532023_00644*APKRF
1542023_00644*BPKRF
1552023_00644*CPKRF
1562023_00644*DPKRF
1572023_00644*EPKRF
1582023_00644*FPKRF
1592023_00644*GPKRF
1602023_00644*HPKRF
1612023_00644*IPKRF
1622023_00644*JPKRF
1632023_00644*LKRCH
1642015_02475*A2550
1652015_02475*B2550
1662015_02475*C2550
1672015_02475*D2550
1682015_02475*E2550
1692015_02475*F2550
1702015_02475*G2550
1712023_00736*APJEC
1722023_00736*BPJEC
1732023_00736*CPJEC
1742023_00736*DPJEC
1752023_00767*APSF
1762023_00767*BPSF
1772024_00031*AHORTPARK
1782024_00031*BHORTPARK
1792024_00051*AHORTPARK
1802024_00051*BHORTPARK
1812024_00087*AHORTPARK
1822024_00127*APKRF
1832024_00127*BPKRF
1842024_00127*CPKRF
1852024_00127*DPKRF
1862024_00127*EPKRF
1872024_00177*ABALY
1882024_00177*BBALY
1892024_00177*CBALY

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