noun
any of several oaks having oblong to lanceolate leaves with crenate or serrate edges: such as
chinquapin oak
a medium-sized oak (Quercus prinus) of eastern North America with large acorns and leaves that are yellow-green above and paler below
noun
any of several oaks having oblong to lanceolate leaves with crenate or serrate edges: such as
chinquapin oak
a medium-sized oak (Quercus prinus) of eastern North America with large acorns and leaves that are yellow-green above and paler below
The first known use of chestnut oak was in 1703
1 Broadly speaking, red oaks seem to be pumping out the acorns more than white oaks and chestnut oaks this year.
2 As for white oaks, there are more than a dozen, including the bur oak, chestnut oak, swamp white, and post oak, but the one most people think of carries the same name as the group in general: white oak.
3 Among the speedy oaks are the common red and willow oaks, but others include the overcup oak, the shingle oak, the swamp chestnut oak and the Nuttall oak.
4 Willoughby is also concerned about the fate of the eastern white pine, and the chestnut oak, which is already showing signs of distress.
5 Original plantings of white pine and hemlocks have faded, and the dominant trees are white and chestnut oaks, tulip poplar and American beeches.
6 The land is mostly wet woods, with many mature trees, including shagbark hickory, American beech, American elm, black gum, red maple, pin oak and chestnut oak.
7 Indians used to collect acorns from white and chestnut oaks along with American chestnuts, black walnut, and wild pecan as a food source for the long winter months.