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Quercus bicolor Willd.

Swamp white oak

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassRosidaeRoses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
OrderFagalesBirch, she-oak, beech, walnut, bayberry, others
FamilyFagaceaeBeech familhy
GenusQuercusLatin for “oak”
Speciesbicolor“Two-colored” (Does anybody know what is bicolored about it?)

About plant names...

Swamp white oak is native to eastern North America.

Identification: Trees reach a height of 70′ (21 m), with the largest known at 108′ (32 m). Bark is dark brown, and flaky. Leaves have many small lobes that may be rounded or somewhat sharp; they are 4-8″ (10-20 cm) long. Leaf undersides are whitish. In the fall, leaves have an orange-brown or red color. See the Quercus comparison table.

Online References:

The University of Connecticut Plant Database

The Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation

The Ohio State University PLANTFacts database

The USDA Forest Service's Silvics of North America site

The Missouri Botanical Garden

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants

EFloras

References:

Sibley, David Allen, The Sibley Guide to Trees, Alfred A. Knopf, 2009, p. 208

Quercus bicolor (swamp white oak)

10/11/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 10 × 15″ (25 × 37 cm)

 

Quercus bicolor description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Quercus bicolor (swamp white oak)

5/29/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm) ID is uncertain

Quercus bicolor (swamp white oak)

Immature acorns. · 8/18/2012 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 3½ × 5″ (9.2 × 13 cm)

Quercus bicolor (swamp white oak)

10/5/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 2 × 1′ (60 × 40 cm) ID is uncertain

Quercus bicolor (swamp white oak)

10/7/2012 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 14 cm)

Quercus bicolor (swamp white oak)

5/29/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 7 × 11″ (18 × 27 cm) ID is uncertain

Quercus bicolor (swamp white oak)

10/5/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 2 × 1½′ (68 × 45 cm) ID is uncertain

Quercus bicolor (swamp white oak)

Immature acorns. · 8/18/2012 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm)

Quercus bicolor (swamp white oak)

11/4/2016 · Old Long Loop, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm)

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