Dwarf chinquapin oak

Leaves

Form

• Principal veins 4–9 per side

Length

• 5–15 cm

Flowers

Form

• Pollen flowers small
• In many-flowered drooping catkins
• Seed flowers small
• Solitary or in few-flowered clusters (spikes)

Structure

• Monoecious

Floral timing

• With the leaves

Fruits

Form

• Cup enclosing about one-half of the acorn

Length

• Acorns 15–25 mm

Bark

Form

• Scaly

Colour

• Light brown

Size

Height

• A very small tree or spreading shrub

Habitat

Associated species

• Occurring in colonies on dry slopes

Range

Rare in Canada
Southern Ontario near Grand Bend on Lake Huron
Long Point on Lake Erie
Brantford on the Grand River