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Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor Willd

Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor Willd. By Egypt Crider 06/23/10 Elective Science. Classification. Kingdom: Plantae (Plants) Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) Class: Magnoliopsida ( Dicotyledon ) Order: Fagales (Flowering plants) Family: Fagaceae (Beech Family)

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Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor Willd

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  1. Swamp White OakQuercus bicolorWilld By Egypt Crider 06/23/10 Elective Science

  2. Classification • 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)

  3. Shape, Form, and Type • 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

  4. Bark • 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

  5. Twig and Leaf • 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

  6. Bud, Flower, Fruit • 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

  7. Figure 6: SWO Flower (Male) Figure 7: SWO Flower (Female) Figure 5: Buds Figure 8: Fruit of Swamp White Oak

  8. Habitat and Range • 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

  9. Figure 9: Natural habitat range of Swamp White Oak

  10. Uses Figure 10: Swamp White Oak Flooring • 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 11: Cabinet Swamp White Oak

  11. References (Text) • 2010. Quercus bicolor. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_white_oak • 2009. Swamp White Oak. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.naturehills.com/product/swamp_white_oak.aspx • 2010. Swamp white oak: Minnesota DNR. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/trees_shrubs/deciduous/swampwhiteoak.html • 2010. Quercus bicolor Fact Sheet. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=313 • 1997. Swamp White Oak. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.oplin.org/tree/fact%20pages/oak_swamp_white/oak_swamp_white.html • 2010. Swamp white oak: Minnesota DNR. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/trees_shrubs/deciduous/swampwhiteoak.html • 2010. Quercus bicolor WiIID. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/quercus/bicolor.htm • 2003. Plant Guide- Swamp White Oak. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/doc/cs_qubi.doc

  12. References (Pictures) • Figure 1: Swamp White Oak Shape and Form. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.cirrusimage.com/Trees/swamp_white_oak_2.jpg • 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 • Figure 3: Leaf. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=313 • Figure 4: Swamp White Oak Twig. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=313 • Figure 5: Buds. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=313 • Figure 6: SWO Flower (Male). Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/biohires/q/hqubi--flinflor51183.JPG • Figure 7: SWO Flower (Female). Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/biohires/q/hqubi--flinflor18836.JPG • Figure 8: Fruit of Swamp White Oak. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.treetopics.com/quercus_bicolor/swamp_white_oak_0607.jpg • 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 • Figure 10: Swamp White Oak Flooring. Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://www.neverlandwood.com/pro/1-1.jpg • Figure 11: Cabinet Swamp White Oak Date Retrieved- 06/23/10 http://lumberjocks.com/assets/pictures/projects/22507-438x.jpg

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