Oak, Bicolor (Swamp White) Quercus bicolor - 7 Gallon Potted TreeDont' let the name fool you! uis a widely adaptable tree, thriving in medium soils as well as wetter soils, growing tall or spreading wide depending on the conditions it's in. Juvenile trees often have dark, shaggy bark that lifts and curls like papery birch bark. This quality shifts to rough, ridged furrows in gray brown bark on more mature individuals. The branches tend to be more smooth, and twigs feature raised, white, scar like lenticels. Leaves