Index / Search / Quercus bicolor
§1 Plant
Quercus bicolor Willd.
vernacular swamp white oak — species · Fagaceae
PlateNo public-domain or CC photograph located.
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Fagaceae Dumort.
- Genus
- Quercus
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 618 counties across 28 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Low
- Shade
- Medium
- Moisture use
- High
- Fire
- Medium
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- Medium
- CaCO₃
- Low
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -28 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 120 min.
- Precipitation
- 36–48 in/yr
- pH range
- 4.3–6.5
- Root depth
- 40 in min.
- Fertility need
- Medium
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Single Stem
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Lifespan
- Long
- Mature height
- 100 ft
- Height @ 20 y
- 30 ft
- Foliage texture
- Medium
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Dense
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Fruit colour
- Brown
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Early Spring
- Seed abundance
- Medium
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- No
- Seeds / lb
- 120
- Propagation
- seed, bare root, container
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- Yes
- Browse palatability
- Medium
- Palatable, human
- No
- Protein potential
- Medium
- Lumber
- Yes
- Fuelwood
- High
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 618 counties across 28 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 65 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Calhoun 17013
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Jackson 17077
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- Lawrence 17101
- Livingston 17105
- Macoupin 17117
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- Menard 17129
- Montgomery 17135
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 67 N ▾
- Adams 18001
- Allen 18003
- Bartholomew 18005
- Blackford 18009
- Boone 18011
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clay 18021
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Decatur 18031
- DeKalb 18033
- Delaware 18035
- Fayette 18041
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Fulton 18049
- Gibson 18051
- Grant 18053
- Greene 18055
- Henry 18065
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jasper 18073
- Jay 18075
- Jefferson 18077
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Martin 18101
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Pike 18125
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- Ripley 18137
- Shelby 18145
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Sullivan 18153
- Switzerland 18155
- Tipton 18159
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Warrick 18173
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 59 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Bath 21011
- Bullitt 21029
- Campbell 21037
- Carroll 21041
- Casey 21045
- Clark 21049
- Clinton 21053
- Crittenden 21055
- Daviess 21059
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Gallatin 21077
- Grayson 21085
- Hardin 21093
- Hart 21099
- Henderson 21101
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Hopkins 21107
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Larue 21123
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Livingston 21139
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Pendleton 21191
- Powell 21197
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Russell 21207
- Scott 21209
- Simpson 21213
- Taylor 21217
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Webster 21233
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
- Woodford 21239
Massachusetts view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Allegan 26005
- Barry 26015
- Bay 26017
- Berrien 26021
- Branch 26023
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Clinton 26037
- Genesee 26049
- Gratiot 26057
- Ingham 26065
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Lapeer 26087
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Midland 26111
- Monroe 26115
- Montcalm 26117
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Ottawa 26139
- Saginaw 26145
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Tuscola 26157
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 59 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Audrain 29007
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Caldwell 29025
- Callaway 29027
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Chariton 29041
- Clark 29045
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Daviess 29061
- DeKalb 29063
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Gentry 29075
- Grundy 29079
- Harrison 29081
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Howard 29089
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lewis 29111
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- Mercer 29129
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Pettis 29159
- Pike 29163
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Reynolds 29179
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Scotland 29199
- Shelby 29205
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Warren 29219
- Wayne 29223
- Worth 29227
New Hampshire view state ↗ 4 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 16 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Genesee 36037
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Orange 36071
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Suffolk 36103
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
North Carolina view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 85 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Brown 39015
- Carroll 39019
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Defiance 39039
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Fayette 39047
- Franklin 39049
- Fulton 39051
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Greene 39057
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Hardin 39065
- Harrison 39067
- Henry 39069
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Logan 39091
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Madison 39097
- Mahoning 39099
- Marion 39101
- Medina 39103
- Meigs 39105
- Mercer 39107
- Miami 39109
- Monroe 39111
- Montgomery 39113
- Morgan 39115
- Morrow 39117
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Ottawa 39123
- Paulding 39125
- Perry 39127
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Putnam 39137
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Seneca 39147
- Shelby 39149
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Union 39159
- Van Wert 39161
- Vinton 39163
- Warren 39165
- Wayne 39169
- Williams 39171
- Wood 39173
- Wyandot 39175
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 43 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Juniata 42067
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Snyder 42109
- Union 42119
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Westmoreland 42129
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Appomattox 51011
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Frederick 51069
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Hanover 51085
- Henry 51089
- Isle of Wight 51093
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Montgomery 51121
- Orange 51137
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Prince William 51153
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Shenandoah 51171
- Spotsylvania 51177
West Virginia view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Eau Claire 55035
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Jefferson 55055
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Marquette 55077
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Outagamie 55087
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- Taylor 55119
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/QUBI ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2878470 ↗Record version
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