Characteristics
Quercus montana Willd.
chestnut oak
Dry to dry-mesic acidic forests and woodlands. A good indicator of thin dry acidic soils it usually occurs on upper slopes, crests, ridges, and hill tops often with an understory of ericaceous shrubs including Kalmia latifolia, Vaccinium spp, and Gaylussacia baccata.
Tree
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
UPL (NWPL EMP)
UPL (NWPL NCNE)
S5 (State Rank)
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Citation
Quercus montana Willd.
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Species Distribution Map
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