Quercus houstoniana C.H. Mull.
Quercus prinus L. p.p., nom. utique rej.
Quercus michauxii Nutt. Chestnut oak
Chestnut oaks are natives of the eastern United States. Identification: Trees reach about 80' (24 m). Leaves are 4-9" (10-22 cm) long, narrow, with many small, rounded indentations rather than lobes. Acorns are 1-1½" (2.5-3.8 cm) long, bright chestnut brown, with a thin, warty cap that covers about a third of the nut. See the Quercus comparison table. Online References:
The Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation The USDA Forest Service's Silvics of North America site The Vanderbilt University Bioimages web site The University of Florida Environmental Horticulture site The University of Connecticut Plant Database The USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants 5/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Massachusetts 5/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Massachusetts 10/2/2010 · Raymondskill Falls, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Pennsylvania 7/4/2011 · Mike and Ellen’s, Milford, Pennsylvania Quercus houstoniana C.H. Mull. Quercus prinus L. p.p., nom. utique rej.
Quercus michauxii description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 29 Jul 2023. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
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