Oak — Swamp White
Quercus bicolor
Oak — Swamp White (Quercus bicolor) is a tree suited to the Colorado Front Range, rated "Recommended for Most Sites" on the 2024 Front Range Tree Recommendation List. It matures to about 50–60 ft tall and 50–60 ft wide, and needs medium water. Develops iron chlorosis in our alkaline soils — leaves yellow with green veins, then decline.
medium water50–60 ft tall and 50–60 ft wide
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At a glance
- Rating
- Recommended for Most Sites
- Botanical name
- Quercus bicolor
- Variety / cultivar
- Swamp White
- Type
- Tree
- Mature size
- 50–60 ft tall and 50–60 ft wide
- Water needs
- medium water
- Colorado native
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Soil
- clay, loam, sandy
- Soil pH
- 6.0–8.2
- Hail tolerance
- moderate
- Wind tolerance
- moderate
- Salt tolerance
- high
- Good for
- rain garden
Site factors to consider
- Critical: Soil Chemistry
- Critical: Cold Hardiness
Frequently asked questions
- Is Oak — Swamp White good for the Colorado Front Range?
- Yes. Oak — Swamp White is included in the Front Range Plant Finder as a tree suited to Colorado's Front Range, rated "Recommended for Most Sites" on the 2024 Front Range Tree Recommendation List.
- How big does Oak — Swamp White get?
- It matures to about 50–60 ft tall and 50–60 ft wide.
- How much water does Oak — Swamp White need?
- It needs medium water once established.
- Is Oak — Swamp White native to Colorado?
- No — it is not a Colorado native, but it grows well on the Front Range.
