Swamp Bur Oak

Description

White Oak Family.

The Swamp Bur Oak is a natural cross between the Bur Oak and the Swamp White Oak. A beautiful tree with dark green leaves and makes a great shade or street tree. In the fall the leaves turn yellowish-brown to red. Large round top survives in wet low-lands even with roots under water for weeks at a time. One of the most adaptable oaks to different soils. Very large sweet acorns that deer love. Good tree for riparian buffers.

• Zone 4-8
• Height 50-70′
• Width 40-60′
• Full Sun
• Medium to fast growth rate

The acorns on the Swamp Bur Oak are quite different. They are very large acorns, many of them having no fringe as the bur oaks do.  They have very few weevils in the seed compared to other oak species, and on a good year, we have gotten over 25 bushels of acorns off one tree. They have always had some acorns every year except 2016 in which they produced no acorns for no apparent reason why, but the next year had a record-heavy crop.

One of the main reasons I love these trees is they consistently grow 3-4 ft per year in good soil. In our transplant beds, they grow faster than any other oak species we have. Highly recommended for windbreaks and yard trees as they grow very large, space them 30-50 ft apart for best growth. Always keep all oak trees at least 30 feet from any evergreen rows to prevent over-topping of branches and excessive root competition from other oak species.