#991 most planted
Quercus prinus
Chestnut oak · also Rock oak, Basket oak
Deciduous
202
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
6
cities
7.8 in
median trunk (20 cm, 196 measured)
9.7 yr
median age (60% have a planting date)
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Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus) is a deciduous tree native to the eastern United States, often found on ridgetops and in rocky habitats. It typically reaches 50-60 feet in height with a similar canopy spread and has moderate water needs. It is also known as rock oak.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1840.09%9.7 yr7.7 in
- 80.00%—12 in
- 60.00%—3.0 in
- 20.00%—22 in
- 10.00%—3.0 in
- 10.01%——
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 50–60 ft
- Canopy spread
- 40–60 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.8 in, mean 14 in, 90th percentile 35 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
- New England-Acadian forests
Other Quercus in the catalogue
74 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
