Quercus prinoides Dwarf chinkapin oak (Fagaceae) Deciduous shrub

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Quercus prinoides
Dwarf chinkapin oak
Deciduous shrub
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The Quercus prinoides plant species is found in Eastern and Central N. America - Maine to Minnesota, south to Alabama and Texas. It is a member of the Fagaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Dwarf chinkapin oak.

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Latin Name:  Quercus prinoides
Common Name:  Dwarf chinkapin oak
Family:  Fagaceae
Author:  Willd.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  4   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Sunny sites, often in rocky or acid sandy soils[227] on dry plains, rocks, thickets and woodland edges[43].

Propagation Notes: Seed - it quickly loses viability if it is allowed to dry out. It can be stored moist and cool overwinter but is best sown as soon as it is ripe in an outdoor seed bed, though it must be protected from mice, squirrels etc. Small quantities of seed can be sown in deep pots in a cold frame. Plants produce a deep taproot and need to be planted out into their permanent positions as soon as possible, in fact seed sown in situ will produce the best trees[11]. Trees should not be left in a nursery bed for more than 2 growing seasons without being moved or they will transplant very badly.

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