Taxon

Quercus montana

Quercus montana - chestnut oak, basket oak
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Common name: chestnut oak, basket oak
Family: Fagaceae (beech family)
Synonym: Quercus prinus
Distribution: e. North America
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: A large deciduous native tree, may attain heights of 60-70' with similar spread. Can grow well in areas other oaks will not. Leaves are yellow-green in summer. Yellow-brown fall color is not spectacular. Bark on older trees is deeply fissured. This oak does especially well in dry, rocky soil and makes a wonderful shade tree.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

Locations

  • 1: AZA: BA17 (BA17) • Accession: D0000-1229.001
  • 2: AZA: BA17 (BA17) • Accession: D0000-1230.001
  • 3: AZA: BA18 (BA18) • Accession: D0000-1231.001
  • 4: AZA: BA18 (BA18) • Accession: D0000-1232.001
  • 5: DWD: AK07 (AK07) • Accession: D1948-0017.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 6: FLT: CM24 (CM24) • Accession: D1931-0017.011 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 7: FLT: CN24 (CN24) • Accession: D1931-0017.009 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 8: FLT: CN24 (CN24) • Accession: D1931-0017.010 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 9: FLT: CP24 (CP24) • Accession: D1931-0017.006 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 10: HED: CU23 (CU23) • Accession: D1933-0014.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 11: OAK: BL37 (BL37) • Accession: D1998-1032.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 12: OAK: BL37 (BL37) • Accession: D1998-1032.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 13: PER: CM23 (CM23) • Accession: D1931-0017.012 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 14: PER: CP23 (CP23) • Accession: D1931-0017.007 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 15: PKW: AR08 (AR08) • Accession: D1998-1032.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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