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Location
May not be native
Use Location
Type
Trees
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Fruit, Nuts
Swamp White Oak is a large, slow-growing tree that can reach a height of up to 100 feet in partial shade and moist, poorly drained soils. Its leaves are dark, shiny green above and silvery white below, turning yellow in the fall. It produces acorns that mature in early fall and attract mammals and birds.
May Attract
Swamp White Oak is thought to attract these families of birds
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski
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