#1833 most planted
Quercus michauxii
Swamp chestnut oak · also Basket oak, Cow oak
BroadleafDeciduous
17
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
3
cities
5.0 in
median trunk (13 cm, 12 measured)
11 yr
median age (59% have a planting date)
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Quercus michauxii, also known as swamp chestnut oak, is a deciduous tree native to the wetlands and bottomlands of the southeastern and midwestern United States. It forms a rounded crown and produces sweet-tasting acorns, providing value to wildlife.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 90.01%9.6 yr2.5 in
- 50.00%——
- 30.00%—12 in
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 40–60 ft
- Canopy spread
- 30–50 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.0 in, mean 6.3 in, 90th percentile 12 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- East Central Texas forests
- Mississippi lowland forests
Other Quercus in the catalogue
74 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
