Quercus prinoides Willd. (DWARF CHINKAPIN OAK), leaves, fall color
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Quercus prinoides Willd. (DWARF CHINKAPIN OAK), The dwarf chinkapin oak is a shrub or small tree that typically only grows to 13–20 feet tall and 13–20 feet wide. It sometimes spreads vegetatively by means of underground rhizomes, leaves of dwarf chinkapin oak closely resemble those of chinkapin oak, although they are smaller 2-6” long, compared to 4-7” long for chinkapin oak, acorns are ½ to 1” long, with the cap enclosing about half of the nut
