{"id":731,"date":"2021-12-14T21:39:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T02:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/blog\/uncategorized\/swamp-white-oak\/"},"modified":"2022-03-07T11:14:50","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T16:14:50","slug":"swamp-white-oak","status":"publish","type":"cpt_trees","link":"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/trees\/swamp-white-oak\/","title":{"rendered":"Swamp White Oak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/147A_BlkWalnut-Parad-1_JPG.jpg\" alt=\"147a Blkwalnut Parad 1 Jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/147A_BlkWalnut-Parad-1_JPG.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/147A_BlkWalnut-Parad-1_JPG-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><figcaption>3157 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise PA<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the&nbsp;<em>&#8220;3 x 3 Rule&#8221;<\/em>&nbsp;(see&nbsp;<em>Special Topics: &nbsp;Measuring Trees),<\/em>&nbsp;this tree is the Pennsylvania Co-Champion Swamp White Oak (its sister champion is in Centre County). &nbsp;In addition, this tree is the third largest oak of any spe- cies in Lancaster County, according to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/pabigtrees.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pabigtrees.com<\/a>; only a Burr Oak and a White Oak are larger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2019 this tree&#8217;s trunk circumference was taped at 214 inches, its height at 80 feet, and its spread at 114 feet. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Incredibly, the age of this tree is precisely known because in 1855, it sprouted from an acorn collected at Haverford College. Thus the oak was exactly 164 years old in 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This amazing species is easy to transplant, grows quickly, produces valuable lumber, and offers sweet acorns that are relished by ducks, geese and turkeys; deer, bear and beaver; and of course squirrels. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[3rd photo from Cherry Creek Nursery.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"635\" data-id=\"1268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/147B_BlkWalnut-Parad-1_JPG.jpg\" alt=\"147b Blkwalnut Parad 1 Jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/147B_BlkWalnut-Parad-1_JPG.jpg 478w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/147B_BlkWalnut-Parad-1_JPG-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"352\" height=\"202\" data-id=\"1269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/b50bc6_2fdc9e35c445468c9c9f517030ccaff2_mv2.png\" alt=\"B50bc6 2fdc9e35c445468c9c9f517030ccaff2 Mv2\" class=\"wp-image-1269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/b50bc6_2fdc9e35c445468c9c9f517030ccaff2_mv2.png 352w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/b50bc6_2fdc9e35c445468c9c9f517030ccaff2_mv2-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"444\" data-id=\"1270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/147C_BlkWalnut_Parad-1_JPG.jpg\" alt=\"147c Blkwalnut Parad 1 Jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/147C_BlkWalnut_Parad-1_JPG.jpg 591w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/147C_BlkWalnut_Parad-1_JPG-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">John Harvey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1266,"template":"","tax_tree-categories":[7,8],"acf":{"scientific_name":"Quercus bicolor"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - 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