About This Plant
The Chestnut Oak is a native, deciduous tree that, like many oaks, provides significant ecological value through as a food source and shelter to many animals. The large oak does best in loamy soils, but is resilient and tolerates poorer, rocky soils as well. It produces relatively large acorns, and has distinctive, tightly ridged bark. The Chestnut Oak is also known as Quercus prinus
Plant Details
Environment
Attributes
- Plant Types
- Maximum Plant Width
- Peak Bloom Seasons
- Leaf Retentions
- Growth Rates
- Mature Plant Heights
- Bloom Colors
- Bloom Times
- Additional Features
Benefits
- Wildlife Benefits
Plant Facts
Chestnut Oaks produce both male and female flowers on the same tree. Male flowers are tiny and come in long, dangling groups called catkins, while female flowers grow on short stalks.
Alternate Names
Rock Chestnut Oak, Rock Oak
