Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees

Swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor)

Large trees

• Maximum height
  60 feet
• Relative growth rate
  Good
• Freedom from insect pests
  Good
• Freedom from disease problems
  Good
• Resistance to storm damage
  Excellent
• Will grow on poorly drained soil
  Excellent
• Will grow in hot, dry areas
  Good
• Easy to transplant
  Good
• Withstands city conditions
  Excellent

Swamp white oak has a broad, ovate form when mature but looks coarse when young. It transplants more easily than white oak and grows moderately fast. It tolerates drought, salt and compaction better than most oak species. Leaves are whitish on the underside, adding interest to the summer foliage.