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Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
Common name:
swamp white oak
Family:
Fagaceae (beech family)
Distribution:
e. North America
IUCN Red list:
Least concern
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4
Life form:
Deciduous tree
Comments:
This oak is a medium sized, deciduous tree with a broad, rounded crown and a short trunk which typically grows at a moderate rate to a height of 50-60' tall (sometimes larger). Leaves are dark, shiny green above and silvery white beneath, with 5-10 rounded lobes or blunt teeth along the margins. Fall color is yellow, but sometimes reddish purple. Insignificant flowers in separate male and female catkins in spring. Fruits are acorns which mature in early fall. Indigenous to the e. US in moist to swampy locations in bottomlands and lowlands, such as along streams and lakes, valleys, floodplains and at the edge of swamps. Also has surprisingly good drought resistance.
Links:
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Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy)
•
The Plant List
•
USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture
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AZA: BA18
(BA18)
• Accession: D1927-0048.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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DWD: AB07
(AB07)
• Accession: D1973-0058.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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DWD: AF06
(AF06)
• Accession: D1927-0048.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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DWD: AF06
(AF06)
• Accession: D1927-0048.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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DWH: AN10
(AN10)
• Accession: D1941-0038.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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FLT: CJ23
(CJ23)
• Accession: D1931-0014.031 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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FLT: CO24
(CO24)
• Accession: D1931-0014.022 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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JPG: BB23
(BB23)
• Accession: D0000-1215.001
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OAK: BH33
(BH33)
• Accession: D1968-1060.006 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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OAK: BH33
(BH33)
• Accession: D1968-1060.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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PER: CD20
(CD20)
• Accession: D1931-0014.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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PER: CE21
(CE21)
• Accession: D1931-0014.038 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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PER: CE21
(CE21)
• Accession: D1931-0014.039 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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PER: CF20
(CF20)
• Accession: D1931-0014.037 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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PER: CF22
(CF22)
• Accession: D1931-0014.036 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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PER: CH22
(CH22)
• Accession: D1931-0014.035 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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PER: CJ21
(CJ21)
• Accession: D1931-0014.034 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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PER: CJ22
(CJ22)
• Accession: D1931-0014.033 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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PER: CK22
(CK22)
• Accession: D1931-0014.029 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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PER: CK22
(CK22)
• Accession: D1931-0014.030 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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