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Arboretum
"A man does not plant a tree for himself, he plants it for posterity." - Alexander Smith
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Swamp Chestnut Oak
(Quercus michauxii nutt)
Donated by
KC Collegiate FFA
Tree Map Location: #
131
In Honor of KC Collegiate FFA
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Leaf:
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Alternate, simple, obovate, 4 to 8 inches long, 3 to 5 inches wide, margin with large round blunt teeth, dark green and shiny above, pale and downy below.
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Flower:
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Monoecious; male flowers are yellow-green long catkins (2 to 4 inches long); females are green to reddish, very small in leaf axils, appearing in mid-spring with the leaves.
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Fruit:
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Acorn, 1 to 1 1/2 inches long, chestnut brown, bowl-shaped cup covers about 1/3 of nut, cap is rough scaly, stalk is short.
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Twig:
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Moderately stout, smooth or quite fuzzy, orangish brown, terminal bud 1/4 inch long, reddish brown, buds cluster near ends of twig.
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Bark:
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Moderately stout, smooth or quite fuzzy, orangish brown, terminal bud 1/4 inch long, reddish brown, buds cluster near ends of twig.
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Form:
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Well-formed tree becoming quite large (80 feet tall) with a narrow crown.
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Source:
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College of Natural Resource Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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To participate in the Kaskaskia College Arboretum please contact:
Office of Institutional Advancement
618-545-3069
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