Quercus muehlenbergii
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Chinquapin Oak
Fagaceae
Plant Specifics
Form: | Tree | |
Size: | 40-60 (70) ft | |
Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | NA | |
Fruit Color: | Brown | |
Phenology: | Deciduous | |
Noted for: | - |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Shade tree. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Considerations: | Fallen/falling acorns can be a maintenance issue. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Seed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Clay, Loam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil pH: | Calcareous but adaptable |
Ecology
Wildlife: |
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Insects: | Larval host for the white-M hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album). | |
Native Habitats: | Mesic calcareous hammocks. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
Ethnobotany: | Acorns (nuts) are said to be edible after tannins are leached or boiled out. The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center gives a recipe | |
General Comments: | The range of this species barely makes it into north Florida but extends north to southern Canada. |