Chestnut Oak

Chestnut Oak
(Quercus montana Willd.)
LEAVES: Alternate, simple, 5"-9" long, to 3" wide; with course, rounded teeth. Dark green and smooth above, paler and occasionally downy beneath.

Chestnut Oak
Scientific Name: Quercus michauxii Nutt.
Synonym: Quercus houstoniana, Quercus prinus
Family: Fagaceae ...

Chestnut Oak
Chestnut Oak (Quercus Acuminata) - A tall tree with a maximum height of over 150 feet, with grey flaky bark and chestnut-like leaves, shiny on the upper surface and greyish beneath.

chestnut oak Fagaceae Quercus prinus L.   symbol: QUPR2
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Swamp chestnut oak presents its acorns surrounded by large saw-tooth edged leaves that resemble those of the chestnut (Castanea spp).
Description
Swamp chestnut oak, with its tall straight trunk and ashy pale gray bark is a true forest beauty.

Description:
Chestnut Oak (also known as Rock Oak) is among the more bold-textured of oaks in winter (with its stout stems, stark outline, and furrowed bark), and casts a dense shade in summer with its dark green foliage.

Chestnut Oak [English]: Quercus montana
Chestnut Pacer Daylily [English]: Hemerocallis 'Chestnut Pacer'
Chestnut Rose [English]: Rosa roxburghii
Chestnut Rose [English]: Juzepczukia roxburghii
Chestnut Rush [English]: Juncus castaneus castaneus ...

Quercus michauxii - Swamp Chestnut Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii - Chinquapin Oak
Quercus myrtifolia - Myrtle Oak
Quercus nigra - Water Oak
Quercus nuttallii - Nuttall Oak
Quercus oglethorpensis - Oglethorpe Oak
Quercus pagoda - Cherrybark Oak ...

Quercus acutissima Sawtooth Oak Quercus alba White Oak Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak Quercus falcata Spanish Oak Quercus imbricaria Shingle Oak Quercus nigra Water Oak Quercus palustris Pin Oak Quercus phellos Willow Oak Quercus prinus Chestnut Oak ...

Other common names applied by early woodsmen or explorers are: burr oak, chestnut oak, and sovereign oak. Indians leached the tannins from the acorns and used the meal to make a flour for cooking.

petiolaris Bigleaf Linden T. platyphyllos Silver Linden T. tomentosa American Linden Tilia Americana Chinkapin Oak Q. muehlenbergii Chestnut Oak Q. prinus Black Oak Q. velutina Swam White Oak Q. bicolor ...

See also: Chestnut, Oak, Green, May, Quercus