Quercus muhlenbergii

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Scientific Names

Read about Quercus muhlenbergii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Quercus muhlenbergii, Engelm. (Q. Castanea, Willd., not Nee. Q. acuminata, Sarg., not Roxbg. Q. Prinus var. acuminata, Michx.). Yellow Chestnut Oak. Tree, to 100 or occasionally to 160 ft., with rather short branches, forming a narrow, round-topped head: lvs. slender-stalked, oblong to oblong-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, coarsely toothed with acute, glandular- tipped teeth, dark or yellowish green above, whitish tomentulose beneath, 4-7 in. long: fr. sessile or short-peduncled; acorns ovate, 1/4-3/4in. long, embraced about one-half by the cup. Tenn. to Va., west to Neb. and Texas. S.S. 8:377. —Beautiful tree with light gray bark and handsome foliage, glossy above and silverv white beneath. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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