One of the ◼︎ white oaks.

Part of oak  genus Quercus in beech / oak  family Fagaceae in bayberry / beech / birch / oak / walnut  order Fagales.

Native to 🇺🇸 USA Midwest and East.   🌎︎ Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48), 🌎︎ map (North America, Central America).  Adobe Acrobat Reader file

Uses by native peoples
(Ethnobotany database)   On a list as having leaves and acorns ☠︎ toxic[?] to humans, although many cultures process acorns to remove their toxicity, making acorns an important staple food.

Quercus hosts caterpillars of 534 species
of butterflies and moths, in some areas.   This plant is also known to be a host for (in areas where invasive) 🐝︎ spotted lanternfly (SLF)  Lycorma delicatula.

Planting info (SW Michigan).  Adobe Acrobat Reader file

Learn more about ♒︎ ◼︎ swamp white oak Quercus bicolor

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🏠︎ 🌳︎ broadleaves, ╟ alternate, 🍁︎🍂︎ simple oak branches  genus Quercus

🐝︎ spotted lanternfly (SLF)  Lycorma delicatula