2. Leaf, × 1/2.
3. Flowering branchlet, × 1/2.
4. Staminate flower, enlarged.
5. Pistillate flower, enlarged.
6. Fruit, × 1.
FAGACEAE
Chinquapin Oak. Chestnut Oak. Yellow Oak
Quercus muhlenbergii Engelm. [Quercus acuminata (Michx.) Houba]
HABIT.—A medium-sized tree 40-50 feet high, with a trunk diameter of 1-3 feet; erect, somewhat short branches form a narrow, rounded crown.