By Egypt Crider
06/23/10
Elective Science
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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)
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Figure 1: Swamp White
Oak Shape and Form
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
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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
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Twig
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Leaf
◦ Fairly solid
◦ Light brown in color
◦ Terminal buds are short
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Simple
Alternate
Wide and flat
Soft undersurface
Rounded teeth
Figure 3: Leaf
The lighter color on the
bottom of leaf gives its
name of Quercus bicolor
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
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Figure 6: SWO
Flower (Male)
Figure 7: SWO Flower
(Female)
Figure 5:
Buds
Figure 8: Fruit of Swamp
White Oak
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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
Figure 10:
Swamp
White Oak
Flooring
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Figure 11:
Cabinet
Swamp White
Oak
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Furniture
Cabinets
Veneers
Interior finishing
Flooring
Boxes/Crates
Fence posts
Railroad ties
Beams for general
construction
Once used widely in
barrel and keg making
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2010. Quercus bicolor. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_white_oak
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2009. Swamp White Oak. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.naturehills.com/product/swamp_white_oak.aspx
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2010. Swamp white oak: Minnesota DNR. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/trees_shrubs/deciduous/swampwhiteoak.html
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2010. Quercus bicolor Fact Sheet. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=313
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1997. Swamp White Oak. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10
http://www.oplin.org/tree/fact%20pages/oak_swamp_white/oak_swamp_white.html
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2010. Swamp white oak: Minnesota DNR. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/trees_shrubs/deciduous/swampwhiteoak.html
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2010. Quercus bicolor WiIID. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/quercus/bicolor.htm
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2003. Plant Guide- Swamp White Oak. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/doc/cs_qubi.doc
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Figure 1: Swamp White Oak Shape and Form. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.cirrusimage.com/Trees/swamp_white_oak_2.jpg
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Figure 2: Swamp White Oak Bark. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10
http://www.oplin.org/tree/fact%20pages/oak_swamp_white/oak_swamp_white.html
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Figure 3: Leaf. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=313
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Figure 4: Swamp White Oak Twig. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=313
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Figure 5: Buds. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=313
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Figure 6: SWO Flower (Male). Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/biohires/q/hqubi--flinflor51183.JPG
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Figure 7: SWO Flower (Female). Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/biohires/q/hqubi-flinflor18836.JPG
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Figure 8: Fruit of Swamp White Oak. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.treetopics.com/quercus_bicolor/swamp_white_oak_0607.jpg
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Figure 9: Range of Swamp White Oak. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/quercus/bicolor.htm
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Figure 10: Swamp White Oak Flooring. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.neverlandwood.com/pro/1-1.jpg
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Figure 11: Cabinet Swamp White Oak Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://lumberjocks.com/assets/pictures/projects/22507-438x.jpg