Barry, the national champion Q. prinoides is (or was) in southeast Nebraska at about 24' in height, a seedling Q. ilicifolia in Lincoln Ne. which I started about 12 years ago is probably about 16' in height and kept single stemmed. Dwarf chinkapin oak has tolerated in excess of -42 f here in North Dakota where I now live. There is a lot of interest in using it as a wildlife type plant. Greg.
On Jul 6, 9:19 pm, Barry Caselli <[email protected]> wrote: > ENTS, > Does anyone have either Dwarf Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinoides) or Scrub Oak > (Quercus ilicifolia) near you? > Since these are both shrubs, I'm curious as to how big they can get. (I'm > also curious as to how old they can get.) > Scrub Oak is extremely common through most of the Pine Barrens, and I've seen > 10 foot tall examples I'm sure. Our Pine Barrens field guide says the height > range is 3 to 12 feet. > > It also says the height range of Dwarf Chestnut Oak is 2 to 10 feet. This > shrub seems to be rare in the Pine Barrens, though it's not listed as a > species of special concern. I've only seen two of them near here. I just > discovered the second one in Egg Harbor City yesterday. Otherwise I saw a > good population of them one time in Cumberland County. The two I have seen > nearby are about knee-high. > Barry --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
