Quercus muehlenbergii

Usually found on cliff edges, not very common in the Finger Lakes area. A medium-large tree of calcareous soils.  Apparently prefers moister soils in cultivation. Very useful for wildlife, including pollinators. Leaves are similar to Q. montana, but the latter does not have papilla-like points (short rounded projections) at the tips of the leaf lobes. Quercus muehlenbergii does have those points.

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September 2016

Plant Information

Common Name(s): 
Chinquapin oak
Chinkapin oak
Alternate Scientific Names: 
Quercus muhlenbergii
Type: 
Native
Shrubs, Trees
Moisture: 
Dry
Light: 
Sun
Part Sun
Soil: 
Rocky/Stony

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