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Chinkapin Oak

Quercus muehlenbergii

Other common name(s):

Chinquapin Oak

Family:

Fagaceae (Beech Family)

Photo Credit: Claire Sorenson

Photo Credit: Claire Sorenson

Photo Credit: Paul Mongomery

Photo Credit: Claire Sorenson

Marie-Theres Herz; Herbarium Sheet NPSOT NTX, NLCP Level 1

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Chihuahuan Deserts, Cross Timbers, Edwards Plateau, Southern Texas Plains, Texas Blackland Prairies, Western Gulf Coastal Plain

Chihuahuan Basins and Playas, Low Mountains and Bajadas

Grand Prairie

Balcones Canyonlands

Semiarid Edwards Bajada

Northern Blackland Prairie

Flatwoods

Plant Characteristics

Growth Form

Tree

Height

45

to

110

ft.

Spread

50

to

70

ft.

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Habitat and Care Requirements

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Rocky, Alkaline, Calcareous, Well Drained

Light Requirement

Sun, Part Shade

Water Requirement

Medium

Native Habitat

Woodland

Bloom and Attraction

Bloom Color

Yellow, Green, Brown

Bloom Season

Spring

Seasonal Interest

Fall Color, Nuts, Nectar, Larval Host

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals, Hummingbirds

Maintenance

Needs deeper soils. Prune for shape or to raise canopy. Propagation: Seed.

Comments

Stately form, leaves are sharply toothed but with no bristles. In the white oak group. This very attractive tree, relatively free of diseases and pests. Moderate growth rate. Habitat notes: mixed deciduous and pine forests. Provides food for many birds and mammals. Larval Host: Gray Hairstreak.

Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonym/s: Quercus acuminata, Quercus alexanderi, Quercus prinoides, Quercus prinoides var. acuminata

References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) Miller, George O., Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas 2nd Ed., 2013, pg 48. 3) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg. 342. 4) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=QUMU. 5) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Quercus+muehlenbergii&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 6) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=12141&locationType=County&mapType=Normal., 7) Native and Adapted Landscape Plants, City of Austin and Texas A&M, 2014. 8) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=504714#null, 9) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_muehlenbergii

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