Swamp White Oak

Quercus bicolor

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Bark: thick; brown; fissures form broad scaly ridges

Text Box: Bark: thick; brown; fissures form broad scaly ridges

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Twig:  stout, light brown; separates into large papery scales that peel off; multiple small, blunt terminal buds

 

Text Box: Twig:  stout, light brown; separates into large papery scales that peel off; multiple small, blunt terminal buds
 

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Leaf: alternate, simple, 3-7 inches long; shiny dark green above, paler below; large irregular rounded teeth, rarely lobed

Text Box: Leaf: alternate, simple, 3-7 inches long; shiny dark green above, paler below; large irregular rounded teeth, rarely lobed

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Fruit:  acorn, 1 inch in length on long stalks (2 inches); borne singularly or doubly; cap is bowl shaped covering 1/3 of nut, matures autumn on first season

Text Box: Fruit:  acorn, 1 inch in length on long stalks (2 inches); borne singularly or doubly; cap is bowl shaped covering 1/3 of nut, matures autumn on first season

Flower: appearing May to June with the leaves; male is 2 to 4 inches long, yellow-green; female is very small in leaf axil, green to red.

Text Box: Flower: appearing May to June with the leaves; male is 2 to 4 inches long, yellow-green; female is very small in leaf axil, green to red.

 

Habitat: native to Michigan; common along riverbanks, swamp borders and areas with moist soil

Text Box: Habitat: native to Michigan; common along riverbanks, swamp borders and areas with moist soil

 

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Form:  medium sized tree, reaching heights of 80 feet; with a rounded crown

Text Box: Form:  medium sized tree, reaching heights of 80 feet; with a rounded crown