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Quercus muhlenbergi Chinquapin (Chinkapin) Oak
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Height: 60’
Spread: 40’
Shape: develops an open airy
canopy and is considered superb for residential yards and
commercial landscapes
Foliage: Deciduous, simple, alternate, 3 to 6
inches in length and 1-1/2 to 3 inches wide, with 8 to 13 pairs
of veins and an equal number of large, sharply pointed teeth.
The leaves are thick, firm, light yellow green above and
lighter green to silvery white below.
Fall Color: Yellow to bronze
Hardiness: Zones 5-9
Comments: Chinkapin Oak is an attractive
medium to large shade tree suitable for use in much of Texas.
Its distinctive saw-tooth leaves, which resemble those of the
chinquapin tree found in the eastern U.S., are a rich green,
turning yellow to bronze in fall. It grows in the wild on
well-drained bottomland soils and limestone hills near water,
but it is adaptable to a range of soils and exposures. Seldom
troubled by diseases or pests, it is moderate to fast-growing
and develops an open rounded crown as it ages
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