Leaves shallowly lobed, smooth on top, fuzzy, whitish underneath. Marcescent leaves (retention of dead leaves beyond autumn). Clustered terminal buds (like all oaks).
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Swamp White Oak
Genus species:
Quercus bicolor
Common Name:
Swamp White Oak
Family Name:
Fagaceae
Deciduous trees; leaves alternate, simple, stipulate; flowers unisexual, regular, in catkins or spikes or solitary; fruit a nut subtended by an involucre (spiny bur or scaly cup).
Seed Type
Angiosperm
Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA terminology
Introduced Native
Category:
Tree
Identified by:
M. Becus
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