Chinkapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
Deciduous-Trees
(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)
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Quercus muehlenbergii Plant Information
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Quercus muehlenbergii |
| Common Name: | chinkapin oak |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Suggested Uses: | large shade, park, golf course, street tree |
| Characteristics | |
| Height: | 40 - 50 feet tall |
| Spread: | 40 - 50 feet wide |
| Foliage: | alternate, deciduous, and simple coarsely toothed with 8 to 13 pairs teeth whitish pubescence below may have yellow, orange, or red Fall color |
| Fruit: | subsessile acorn that encloses about one-half the nut |
| Bark: | ash-gray and flaky |
| Environment | |
| Water: | somewhat drought-tolerant |
| Soil: | tolerant of acidic, alkaline soils, or wet soils |
| USDA Zone: | zones 4 - 7 |
| Additional Notes: | could be used as a street tree not very common in the industry, but has great potential in the white oak group |
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