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Common Name(s):	Chinquapin Oak, Chestnut Oak, Oak,Chinquapin
Species:	Quercus muhlenbergii
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Family:	Fagaceae

Longevity:	Perennial

Origin:	Native
Height:	18 m
Flowers:	April
Fruits:	Fall
Description:	A large tree with a narrow or sometimes broad rounded crown. Common on limestone outcrops, creek bottoms and well-drained uplands. Rare on flood plains. The acorns are eaten by many species of wildlife. The leaves and twigs may be browsed by white-tailed deer and some livestock. Chinquapin oak is a member of the "White" oak group whose leaf veins do not extend past the leaf margin to form bristles.

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