chinkapin oak tree facts

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The chinkapin oak very often is also called the Quercus sect Quercus.

. 3A through 8B Fig. The Grandmother Oak Tree. Visit the majestic 400-year-old chinkapin oak tree that anchors the preservation efforts of the Chinkapin Craftstead Land Project.

Chinkapin oak chestnut oak Family. Chinkapin or chinquapin oak is a member of the beech family Fagaceae and may also be called yellow oak rock oak or chestnut oak ³. Ad Browse Our Wide Selection Of Beautiful Accent Trees Flowering Shrubs Perennials.

Native to North America Invasive potential. Separate male and female flowers appear in spring on the same tree. Ad Browse discover thousands of brands.

Narrow coarsely toothed shiny green leaves. The acorn is sweet and edible. Chinkapin oak has a distinctive flaky gray-yellowish bark as it matures leading to one of its other common namesthe yellow oak.

The Chinkapin oak was selected as the 2009 Urban Tree of the Year by the Society of Municipal Arborists SMA. The wood is very rot resistant and trunks of the trees from the 1950s can occasionally still be found. Little invasive potential Uses.

The chinkapins fruit is an interesting small bur covered nut. Even diseased trees can still benefit wildlife. KWERK-us mew-len-BER-jee-eye Common names.

The Chinkapin Craftstead Land Project is guided by people from the local community and all walks of life. General Information Scientific name. Great specimen shade tree for your yard or in a wide planting strip without overhead power lines.

This is a low maintenance shade tree with a rounded habit. Often the burs form in clusters on stems but each bur contains a single. Chinkapin oak sometimes also known as the yellow chestnut oak got its famous name because of its leaves.

Shop Trees Shrubs Bulbs More. The narrow coarsely toothed leaves which differ from most oaks look more like chestnut leaves. Fagaceae USDA hardiness zones.

A Community of Friends. The SMA is a national organization of over 1300 municipal arborists and urban foresters. Chinkapin oak typically grows about 40 to 60 feet but sometimes it can grow up to 80 feet tall and it has an open globular crown ¹.

Read customer reviews find best sellers. Simple alternate oval to elliptical or oblong in shape 4 to 6 long and 15 to 2 wide leaf edge rather sharply toothed but without bristle-tips teeth slightly recurved. Free easy returns on millions of items.

The common name chinkapin is actually an alternative common name for chestnut which refers to this trees chestnut-like leaves that are rather narrow and broadly serrated. Americas Largest Online Plant Nursery. The yellow chestnut oak has a very bright wood and leaf unlike white oak.

They share a desire to develop a culture of land. The tree has a diameter of 1 to 2 feet² and is considered a medium sized tree. With full sun and ideal conditions Ozark Chinquapin trees will produce nuts in four years The nuts are so nutritious and sought after by wildlife that they are preferred over white oak acorns.

This large growing shade tree is highly recommended for the Front Range urban area of Colorado. The chinkapin oak tree comes from a family of white oak. It is water thrifty and tolerates a wide range of soil conditions as well as the difficult extreme weather conditionsOne of the more alkaline tolerant oaks this handsome tree has large sharp-toothed leaves that are a dark yellow-green.

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