Quercus bicolor Willd. - Accepted: Quercus bicolor Willd. bei Zander 2008; Familie: Fagaceae (Zander 2008)
Quercus bicolor Willd. - Accepted: Quercus bicolor Willd. bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Fagaceae (APG III)

Flowers

monoecious

Flower ecology

wind-pollinated (anemophilous)

Life form

tree

Leaves

obovate, upper surface darkgreen, lower surface silvery-white tomentose

Foliage persistence

deciduous

Fruits

acorns, 19-32 mm long

Fruit ecology

gravity-dispersed (barochorous), animal-dispersed (zoochorous) and water-dispersed (hydrochorous)

Soil conditions

on periodically inundated, poorly drained, shallow alluvial soils

Root type

usually shallow root system

Natural occurrence (habitat)

broad stream valleys, lake margins, margins of ponds and sloughs

Vegetation typ and synecology (plant community)

temperate mixed hydromesophytic forests; in the following forest communities: Black Ash-American Elm-Red Maple, Bur Oak, Silver Maple-American Elm, and Pin Oak-Sweetgum

Natural propagation (all types)

vegetative reproduction through stump sprouting

Comments

hypogeal germination

Life span

long-lived (to 350 years)

Usage

wood is used for furniture, cabinetry, interior trim, flooring, boatbuilding, and barrels

Phytopathogenic organisms

susceptible to the oak wilt fungus Ceratocystis fagacearum

Bark

dark brown to black

Erhardt, W., Götz, E., Bödeker, N. & Seybold, S. (2008): Der große Zander. Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. Band 2. Arten und Sorten. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart (Hohenheim), 18. Aufl., 2103 S.;

Global Biodiversity Information Facilty (GBIF). Online Publication: www.gbif.org;

Rogers, R. (1990): Quercus bicolor Willd. Swamp white oak. In: Burns, R. M. & Honkala, B. H. Silvics of North America. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Agriculture Handbook 654, Vol. 2, Washington D.C. See: https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/misc/ag_654/volume_2/quercus/bicolor.htm;

The International Plant Names Index (2009). Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org; Courtesy to IPNI, 2009. Exported from IPNI at date: 2009-09-22 20:17:51;