Swamp White Oak - Quercus bicolor

Features: This oak grows in wet flatwoods and tolerates more soil moisture than most. Acorns are wonderful for wildlife. The caterpillars of Hairstreak butterflies, Duskywing skippers, and numerous moths feed on the foliage and other parts of oak trees.

Light: Full sun

Soil: Moist combination of loam, clay, silt, or sand

Height: 60-80 feet

Blooms: Mid to Late Spring

Fall Color: yellow

See more information and photos at: Illinois Wildflowers and USDA Plant Database

Photos: 2 Morton Arboretum, 3 Possibility Place