Quercus prinoides

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Quercus prinoides in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Quercus prinoides, Willd. (Q. Chincapin, Pursh. Q. Prinus var. Chincapin, Michx.). Chincapin Oak. Spreading shrub, with slender sts., usually not over 6 ft. high, rarely to 15 ft.: lvs. rather short-petioled, cuneate at the base, ovate-oblong or oblong, with 4—8 sometimes obtusish teeth on each side, bright green above, grayish tomentulose beneath, 2 1/2-5 in. long: fr. sessile, acorn oval, about 1/2in. long, embraced one-half by the cup. Maine to Ala., west to Minn. and Texas. S.S. 8:378. Em. 1:158.—Pretty shrub for covering dry and rocky ridges. In trade sometimes under the misleading name of Q. humilis, for which see suppl. list. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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