Yellow Chestnut Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
Fagaceae
Other names
Yellow Oak, Chestnut Oak, Mountain Chestnut Oak, Rock Chestnut Oak, Rock Oak
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
VT to VA, West to NE, TX and Mexico
Location
Peterson Oak Grove, Schnee Oak Collection, Hillside Garden
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
Description
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.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5