Wholesale
Nursery Stock Price List
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Quercus
Muehlenbergii
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Chinkapin
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Our current inventory of Quercus Muehlenbergii
(Chinkapin Oak), is presented below by four (4) available sizes along with
their individual wholesale price (cost varies per size and quantity).
Quercus
Muehlenbergii (Chinkapin Oak)
Zone 5, open rounded crown when mature |
| 2.0"
(inches) |
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$
120.00 |
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2.5" (inches)
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$ 180.00
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3.0" (inches)
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$ 220.00
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3.5" (inches)
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$ 250.00
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The
Gerdes Fact Sheet
Scientific
Classification
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Kingdom...:
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Plantae |
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Division...:
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Magnoliophyta |
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Class...:
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Magnoliopsida |
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Order...:
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Fagales |
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Family...:
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Fagaceae |
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Genus...:
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Quercus |
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Section...:
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Quercus |
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Species...:
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Quercus Muehlenbergii |
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The Quercus Muehlenbergii is commonly
known as the Chinkapin Oak.
The Chinkapin Oak is native to eastern
North America, from Vermont and southern Ontario west to Iowa, south to
northwest Florida and eastern Texas, with distinct populations in west
Texas and southeast New Mexico, and eastern Mexico from Coahuila south
to Hidalgo.
The Quercus Muehlenbergii is a deciduous
tree reaching 100 feet tall (exceptionally up to 165 feet), with a rounded
crown and thin, scaly or flaky bark on the trunk. The name comes from the
resemblance of the leaves to those of a chestnut or chinkapin, although
they also greatly resemble the chestnut oak or swamp chestnut oak; coarsely
toothed, 2 to 6 inches long and 1.5 to 3.0 inches cm broad. The acorns
are about 1 inch long, and mature in about 6 months after pollination.
The Chinkapin Oak is sometimes distinguished
from the related Chestnut oak by having pointed (not rounded) lobes on
the leaves. However, the leaves often are identical. A more reliable means
of distinguishing the two is by the bark. Chinkapin oak has a gray, flaky
bark very similar to white oak but with a more yellow-brown cast to it,
hence the occasional name yellow oak. Chestnut oak has dark, solid, deeply
ridged bark that is very different. The chinkapin oak also has smaller
acorns than the chestnut or swamp chestnut oaks, which have some of the
largest.
The Chinkapin Oak is especially known for
its acorns. The nuts contained inside of the thin shell are among the sweetest
of any oak, they can be eaten raw and will still taste excellent. These
provide an excellent source of food for both wildlife and people. Also,
being part of the white oak family, the wood is a durable hardwood prized
for many types of construction.
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