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Arboretum
"A man does not plant a tree for himself, he plants it for posterity." - Alexander Smith
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Yellow Chestnut Oak
(Quercus muehlenbergii)
Donated by
University of Illinois - Champaign-Urbana
Tree Map Location: #
19
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Leaf:
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Alternate, simple, obovate or oblong, large coarse gland tipped teeth on margin, 4 to 7 inches long, dark, shiny green above, much paler below.
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Flower:
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Monoecious; male flowers are yellow-green long catkins (3 to 4 inches long), females are green to reddish, very small in leaf axils. appearing with the leaves.
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Fruit:
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Acorn, nut 1/2 to 1 inch long, broadest below the middle, thin bowl-shaped cap covers about 1/3 of acorn and forms a tattered fringe on the margin of cap, dark brown when mature.
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Twig:
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Slender to moderate, orange-brown, buds cluster at branch tips, terminal buds 1/8 inch long, pointed, chestnut brown, individual scales with frosted edges.
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Bark:
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Thin, light gray, rough and flaky.
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Form:
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Medium sized tree to 60 feet, with a rounded crown
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Source:
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College of Natural Resource Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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To participate in the Kaskaskia College Arboretum please contact:
Office of Institutional Advancement
618-545-3069
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