Chinkapin Oak

Basic Landscape Attributes

Height Range:

40-50 ft. height

Fall Colors:

Simple, oblong to oblong-lanceolate leaves, dark yellowish-green, Foliage varies from yellow to orangish-brown to brown during fall

Width Range:

50-60 ft. spread

Flower Type:

Catkins flowers

Shape:

Round shape

History of
the Tree Species

Native to eastern and central North America.
Named after Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg, a Lutheran pastor and amateur botanist in PA.
Early pioneers used the straight wood to make miles of fences in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.
Used to fuel steamships that ran from Pittsburgh to New Orleans.
Used as railroad ties for new railroads that crisscrossed the Midwest.

Grows best in full sun
Grows in acidic, alkaline, loamy, moisty, sandy, well-drained, wet, and clay soils
Tolerates wet conditions and some drought
Does best in well-drained areas that don't undergo severe drought

Location on tree on Shelby Ave: