Swamp White Oak Size:Large black berries in the summer

black berries in the summer

Attracts butterflies

Harvest when crisp and juicy and let it ripen more to become tender

followed by tasty red and purple fruits

One of the taller species of serviceberries (over 25 ft) often with multiple trunks

Swamp White Oak Size:Large black berries in the summerQuercus bicolor. A rapid growing and long lived tree found in lowlands, stream edges and swamps that average around 60 feet tall. The leaves are dark green on top and silvery on the bottom. Native to north central and north eastern parts of the US, including around Lake Champlain in Vermont. The acorns are sweet, like other upland white oaks. The acorns are loved by ducks, squirrels, rodents and more.