PlantsTrees
Chinkapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
The oak that likes Chicago’s alkaline soil
EasyTreesAlso Nuts & Mast
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry–medium
- Mature size
- 40–60 ft
- Spacing
- 30 ft from the house
- Bloom or harvest
- Catkins in spring, acorns later
- How it spreads
- Taproot tree
- What to buy
- A container or balled tree. Smaller transplants root better.
- When to plant
- Apr or Sep
In the design
Better parkway oak than a pin oak in this city. Alkaline soil is fine. Acorns feed wildlife. It wants sun and it wants to get large.
