Quercus bicolor (Swamp White Oak) Soil-Wet Soil Conditions Dry Mesic-Dry

Soil Conditions Dry Mesic-Dry

Extremely interesting flowers with cream on the outside and purple in the middle

This plant is an extremely popular ephemeral because of its distinct white flowers that look like pants (breeches) hanging on a clothesline to dry :)  thus the name Dutchman's Breeches

This perennial plant is short in height

Sun Exposure Part Sun-Full Sun

Quercus bicolor (Swamp White Oak) Soil-Wet Soil Conditions Dry Mesic-DryAn excellent native tree common across most of the eastern US, possibly the best "street tree" of the Oaks as it has a good growth rate. It supports a vast array of wildlife from many insects with its leaves and many mammals with acorns. This tree has variable fall color ranges from uninteresting browns to quality shades of dark red. Sun Exposure Prairie Savanna Soil Conditions Wet Mesic, Mesic Height 50' 80' Average size in a #5 container is 34" 42"