Like most oaks, swamp white oak  produces seedling sprouts or stump sprouts when the top is cut or  killed. The frequency of sprouting declines, however, with  increasing d.b.h. (8):

   

    D.b.h.  classes    Stumps  likely to sprout            cm  in    percent    15 to 27  6 to 10    75    27 to 39  11 to 15    30    39 to 52  16 to 20    10    52+  20+    5