Yellow Chestnut Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
Fagaceae
Growth Habit
TreeDescription
Weakly rounded in youth but of dapper outline; with maturity developing an open, rounded crown; reaches 40' to 50' in height under landscape conditions, but can, and often does, reach 70' to 80' in the wild; spread usually exceeds height at maturity. Fall color varies from yellow to orangish-brown to brown.
Source of plant
Doug Goldman, Anna Forester, Guy Sternberg, Plant Collections Consortium, KY , US National Arboretum, University of Guelph Arboretum, Forrest Keeling Nursery, F. Robert Wesley, Ruth Nix
