| Description | Chinkapin Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii) tree is not used much in the landscape but is tolerant of difficult sites. |
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| Pronunciation | (KWER-kus)(muu-len-BER-jee-i) |
| Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | (4)5-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, can be found growing with soils having an alkaline pH |
| Fruit | small oval acorns in a scaly cup |
| Leaves | alternate, simple, dark yellow green, coarse marginal teeth, Chestnut-like |
| Dimensions | 40-50 feet tall with equal spread, can get much larger when found growing in ideal sites |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Cultivar Origin | Named after Gotthilf Henry Ernst Muhlenberg (1753-1815), a Pennsylvania minister and Botanist |
| Misc Facts | (syn. Quercus acuminata, Quercus alexanderi, Quercus prinoides, Quercus prinoides var. acuminata), AKA: Yellow Chestnut Oak |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson), #94-Trees of the Eastern and Central United States and Canada |
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