By Egypt Crider 06/23/10 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)

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 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 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 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

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

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 Figure 10: Swamp White Oak Flooring Figure 11: Cabinet Swamp White Oak

2010. Quercus bicolor. Date Retrieved- 06/23/ Swamp White Oak. Date Retrieved- 06/23/ Swamp white oak: Minnesota DNR. Date Retrieved- 06/23/ Quercus bicolor Fact Sheet. Date Retrieved- 06/23/ Swamp White Oak. Date Retrieved- 06/23/ Swamp white oak: Minnesota DNR. Date Retrieved- 06/23/ Quercus bicolor WiIID. Date Retrieved- 06/23/ Plant Guide- Swamp White Oak. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10

Figure 1: Swamp White Oak Shape and Form. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 Figure 2: Swamp White Oak Bark. Date Retrieved- 06/23/ Figure 3: Leaf. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 Figure 4: Swamp White Oak Twig. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 Figure 5: Buds. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 Figure 6: SWO Flower (Male). Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 Figure 7: SWO Flower (Female). Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 flinflor18836.JPGhttp:// flinflor18836.JPG Figure 8: Fruit of Swamp White Oak. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 Figure 9: Range of Swamp White Oak. Date Retrieved- 06/23/ Figure 10: Swamp White Oak Flooring. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 Figure 11: Cabinet Swamp White Oak Date Retrieved- 06/23/10