Chinquapin Oak
Quercus prinoides
Fagaceae
Other names
Dwarf Chestnut Oak
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
ME to AL and TX
Location
Schnee Oak Collection, Urban Tree Collection
Source of plant
Doug Goldman, Thomas Whitlow, Arborvillage Farm Nursery
Description
Deciduous shrub reaching 2 m in height (!) in its habitat, occasionally a small tree reaching 5 m in height. Leaves ovate-oblong, acute, 6-12 cm long, undulate-toothed with 4-7 small, acute to obtuse teeth on either side, bright green and glabrous above, finely gray-tomentose beneath, petiole 5-10mm long; fruits solitary, sessile, the acorns ovate, 1-1.5 mm long (!), about half covered by the cup, scales warty.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5