Chestnut Oak
Quercus montana
AKA - Basket oak, Rock oak, and Rock chestnut oak
One of my absolute favorite oaks!
This tree is strong, slow growing, and lives up to around 300 to 400 year old!
An excellent example of a stout, strong, and sturdy tree. They are named Chestnut Oak due to the resemblance of the leaves to the American Chestnut. Being in the white oak family, it is more resistant to diseases such as Bacterial Leaf Scorch and Oak Wilt.
This tree likes the uplands of our regions. It likes well draining and dry locations, especially rocky sites with poor soils. It requires full sun, and besides the fantastic ecological support it provides, is also a great landscaping tree for shade.
There are 2 choices for ecotype - local (Delaware) and southern (South Carolina). The advantages for local are self explanatory, but with hotter summers and the large amount of climate change possible over the 400 year lifespan of this majestic tree, the southern genetics may show to be advantageous in the future, your choice!
Quercus montana
AKA - Basket oak, Rock oak, and Rock chestnut oak
One of my absolute favorite oaks!
This tree is strong, slow growing, and lives up to around 300 to 400 year old!
An excellent example of a stout, strong, and sturdy tree. They are named Chestnut Oak due to the resemblance of the leaves to the American Chestnut. Being in the white oak family, it is more resistant to diseases such as Bacterial Leaf Scorch and Oak Wilt.
This tree likes the uplands of our regions. It likes well draining and dry locations, especially rocky sites with poor soils. It requires full sun, and besides the fantastic ecological support it provides, is also a great landscaping tree for shade.
There are 2 choices for ecotype - local (Delaware) and southern (South Carolina). The advantages for local are self explanatory, but with hotter summers and the large amount of climate change possible over the 400 year lifespan of this majestic tree, the southern genetics may show to be advantageous in the future, your choice!
Quercus montana
AKA - Basket oak, Rock oak, and Rock chestnut oak
One of my absolute favorite oaks!
This tree is strong, slow growing, and lives up to around 300 to 400 year old!
An excellent example of a stout, strong, and sturdy tree. They are named Chestnut Oak due to the resemblance of the leaves to the American Chestnut. Being in the white oak family, it is more resistant to diseases such as Bacterial Leaf Scorch and Oak Wilt.
This tree likes the uplands of our regions. It likes well draining and dry locations, especially rocky sites with poor soils. It requires full sun, and besides the fantastic ecological support it provides, is also a great landscaping tree for shade.
There are 2 choices for ecotype - local (Delaware) and southern (South Carolina). The advantages for local are self explanatory, but with hotter summers and the large amount of climate change possible over the 400 year lifespan of this majestic tree, the southern genetics may show to be advantageous in the future, your choice!
