Botanical Name: Quercus muehlenbergii
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Common Name: Chinkapin Oak  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

40-60'

 

Flower Color

n/a

 

Flower Season

n/a

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

Grey, White

 

Fruit Color

Brown

 

Fruit Season

Fall

Sun

Full

 

Water

Medium

 

Growth Rate

Moderate, Slow

 

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Rocky

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

Mediterranean, Ranch, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Fall Color, Specimen

 

Seasonal Interest

Winter, Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Background, Lawn, Park

 

Special Uses

Screen, Shade Tree

 

Attracts Wildlife

Birds, Butterflies

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Mountain States Nursery

  • Description

  • Notes

Chinkapin oak is a slow-growing, large, deciduous tree, with a rounded open crown, eventually reaching 40 to 50 feet tall and wide, though it can eventually grow larger. It has an unusual, oblong, coarsely toothed leaf, shiny, bright green above and whitish underneath. Fall color is orange to bronze. Acorns are oval and about 1 inch long, with half of the nut encloped in its cap. Bark is white to light grey and flaky.
Grow in well drained soil in full sun; though it attains its greatest size in rich, loamy soils, it is adaptive to drier, poorer, and alkaline conditions. Plant the smallest tree you can endure, as it will establish more quickly.