True Root Nursery

Swamp White Oak Seedling Bareroot

Species: Quercus bicolor or hybrid. Our seeds are collected from trees that may have been cross-pollinated by closely related species so the resulting seedlings may be hybrids. 

History: Swamp White Oak is native to parts of southern Ontario and a few places in Quebec and down into the US. It is an important food source of many animals. Traditionally, the acorns are used by indigenous peoples as a source of food and the bark is used as medicine. The hard, durable wood is used for a variety of purposes including furniture, flooring, boats, and barrels. It is also used for landscaping with some trees planted at the 9/11 Memorial Site.

Why We Grow It: Swamp White Oaks are great trees whether you are looking for a native tree to feed wildlife or a stately addition to your landscape. These trees are easy to transplant and are tolerant of many soil conditions so long as the area is moist. The acorns are a great food source for many species and can also be processed for use in cooking and baking.

$12.25

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Fruit Traits:

Recommended Use: Feeding wildlife, wood, ornamental, cooking, baking

Fruit Size: 1.5-2cm long

Storage: Acorns can keep up to four months

Harvest: September - Middle

Plant Traits:

Canadian Hardiness Zone: 4

Soil Preferance:

Flowering Time: Spring

Pollination Requirements: Self-pollinating, will produce a good crop of acorns on its own but will have improved crops with another Swamp White Oak nearby

Sun/Shade Requirements: Full Sun or Partial Shade (approx. 6-10 hours of sun daily)

General Growth Habit: Tree reaches 22m tall, moderate growth rate with a round growth habit. Can be affected by oak wilt.

Shipping: Every year we ship thousands of plants across Canada. We carefully bag roots in damp sawdust, then box them and send them out via courier. CLICK HERE to see our shipping policy.

Pick-up: We also have thousands of plants picked up from our nursery each year. The pick-up options is free, though you must wait until you have been emailed a confirmation that your order is ready to pick up, which will have further information such as hours, locations, etc.

When Will My Order Be Ready?

Most of our bareroot plants and tubers are only available for spring planting! Only bareroot apples and pears are available for fall planting.

Spring orders are generally ready to be picked up or shipped out anywhere from late March to late May! We will be in touch in the spring once your order is ready to go. Orders placed in the spring might not be ready for 1-2 weeks as this is a very busy time of year for us.

Swamp White Oak seedlings are divided into the following grades:

-1 year plant - 15-20cm

There is some overlap in size since we are also taking the age of the plants into account. Some older plants may not have put on quite as much vegetative growth but will have larger root systems.

All of these heights exclude the roots since seedlings and some berries will often have a lot of root growth but relatively little vegetative growth (ex. our Shagbark Hickories seedlings are often 5-15cm above the soil but will have roots that reach 20cm+ in length).

Not all of our berries and seedlings will be available in all of these grades since growth rate can vary significantly across species and even varieties. While we remain competitive in our plant size, it's also worth noting we don't use synthetic chemicals to push vegetative growth, therefore you may find conventional nursery stock larger in some instances comparatively.

Why plant small? It's best to transplant when a plant is young so it can establish its roots before it has a lot of vegetative growth. This is much less stressful on it and bareroot plants tend to catch up and even surpass larger potted ones planted at the same time, after a few years.

Orders that are cancelled last minute due to size (being "too small"), will still incur the applicable cancellation fees if the plants are true to our grading standards as per the agreement of sale when the order was placed.

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