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Swamp White Oak

Who doesn’t admire the sight of a sturdy oak tree?  The Swamp White Oak is a medium sized, moderately fast-growing Oak that grows to @ 50-60 feet tall and wide. The Swamp White Oak transplants well and is a long-lived tree: up to several hundred years as well as being a bird and pollinator favorite. It sports large, leathery, broad multi-colored leaves that are dark green on top and silvery on the bottom in summer, then turning yellow/brown and sometimes “reddish purple” in fall. Its wide, full canopy makes for an excellent shade tree or a street planting. It prefers full sun and acidic soil PH: yellowing of leaves during the summer months is a telltale sign of soils with high PH. While the Swamp White Oak thrives in lowlands near swamps and marshes in medium to wet conditions and poorly drained soils, it also tolerates clay soil and drought well.

 

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Trade Name(s)

Swamp White Oak
Botanical Name

Quercus bicolor
Foliage Type

Deciduous
Growth Rate

Average (12 to 24 inches/year)
Mature Height

50-60 feet
Mature Width

50-60 feet
Sun Exposure

Full Sun
USDA Hardiness Zones

4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Root System Depth

Deep Tap Root
Soil pH

Acidic
Soil Type

Moist, Well-drained
Fall Leaf Color

Red, Yellow, Burnt Orange
Pick-Up or Delivery

Pick Up From Our Farm

If you’d rather pick up your trees and/or grow media, you may place an order online and pick up at our farm in St. Paul, Missouri. 

At checkout, please specify that you would like to pick up the order and write in the note section your preferred day and time. A member of our team will reach out to you via email and confirm your pickup day/time.

DELIVERY (FEES APPLY)

Hunter Tree Farms & Grow Media can deliver all of your trees and grow media. We don’t have any appointed delivery zones around the St. Louse Metro area; however, delivery is often dependent upon the availability of our small staff.

  • For a set cost, we deliver to our local area, defined as St. Charles County, Lincoln County and parts of St. Louis County. Contact our customer service team for specific costs.
  • Outside of this area, we determine costs based on the mile distance from our location.

Please note that all delivery orders placed are subject to availability. If your order is affected by low stock numbers, we will be in touch with a solution as quickly as possible.

For all additional inquiries not addressed on this page, please get in touch with one of our friendly team members, by contacting us at (636) 515-7997  or info@huntertreefarms.com.

Hardiness Zones

Knowing Your Plant Hardiness Zone is Important

All species of plants will thrive under optimal conditions. The USDA system was originally developed to aid gardeners, growers and landscapers in  determining these conditions across the United States. A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined to encompass a certain range of climatic conditions relevant to plant growth and survival.

The 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which we can determine which plants are most likely to flourish at a location. The map is produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS). The zones are based on the average annual minimum winter temperature, divided into 10-degree Fahrenheit zones.

USDA hardiness zones

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