About The Tree – THE OZARK CHINQUAPIN FOUNDATION
The Ozark chinquapin (Castanea ozarkensis), sometimes called the Ozark chestnut, is a drought tolerant hardwood tree that reaches up to 65 feet tall and 2-3 feet in diameter. It inhabited the rocky upper slopes and ridge tops of the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains in Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Eastern Texas (see range maps) .
Castanea ozarkensis - Wikipedia
Castanea ozarkensis, also known as the Ozark chinkapin (also spelled chinquapin), is a species of tree that is native to the United States. [3] It is in the Castanea genus that includes chestnuts and types of chestnut known as chinkapins.
Tree Facts – THE OZARK CHINQUAPIN FOUNDATION
Ozark Chinquapin trees are a very fire tolerant species. But because of the blight dead sprouts and dead stump wood acts as a hot fuel on the remaining live sprouts. Early 1900’s tree books do not use the term ‘Ozark Chinquapin”. It was not considered a separate species and was lumped in with the range of Allegheny chinquapin.
Have you found a tree? – THE OZARK CHINQUAPIN …
One of the ways you can help our restoration effort is to help us locate fruiting Ozark chinquapin trees, and report them to the OCF. If you think you have found a tree and would like us to help you make a positive identification, you can send us pictures of the leaves, bark, nuts, and burs along to ozarkchinquapininfo@gmail.com with the words ...
Green Horizons Newsletter - AgEBB - University of Missouri
The Ozark chinquapin (Castanea ozarkensis), sometimes called Ozark chestnut or chinkapin, is a drought tolerant hardwood tree that once grew up to 65' in height and up to 3' in diameter. The Ozark chinquapin is closely related to the American chestnut (Castanea dentata) and the Allegheny chinquapin (Castanea pumila) found further north and east.
Plant Profile: Ozark Chinquapin - Discover - Share
2023年10月19日 · Castanea ozarkensis, or the Ozark chinquapin, is a tree native to the Ozark-Ouachita Mountain regions of Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma. It can also be found in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Eastern, and a few others scattered locations in the southeastern US.
Castanea ozarkensis - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
Castanea ozarkensis, commonly called Ozark Chinquapin, is a small tree or large shrub that is native to the Ozark-Ouachita Mountain regions of Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma. In Missouri, it is typically found in dry upland ridges in the far southern part of the State (Steyermark).
Ozark Chinquapin / Center For Plant Conservation
1993年3月5日 · Where is Ozark Chinquapin (Castanea ozarkensis) located in the wild? Uplands and cliff margins and ridges, and at the base of talus slopes on limestone, sandstone and chert, or a combination of these. Occurs in dry oak-hickory or oak-pine forests, with white oak, black oak, scarlet oak, and shortleaf pine dominating.
Plant of the Week: Ozark Chinquapin - University of Arkansas …
The Ozark Chinquapin has 5-inch long, serrate-margined leaves that are dark green above and whitish beneath. The flowers appear in May as creamy white, fishy smelling panicles about the size and shape of your index finger. In the fall, spiny burs about the size of a golf ball appear which contain a brown, edible nut.
Know Your Deer Trees: Ozark Chinquapin
2021年9月29日 · Once thought to be extirpated from its range, the Ozark chinquapin (Castanea ozarkensis) is a drought tolerant hardwood tree that reaches up to 65 feet tall and 2-3 feet in diameter. Ozark chinquapins bloom in late May to early June and the thumbnail-sized seeds drop every year from September to the end of October.