chestnut oak
noun
: any of several oaks having oblong to lanceolate leaves with crenate or serrate edges: such as
a
b
: a medium-sized oak (Quercus prinus) of eastern North America with large acorns and leaves that are yellow-green above and paler below
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Swamp chestnut oak prefers sandy soils.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Just outside of small town Belmont, yellow wildflowers line the entrance of a path where chestnut oak trees shade wild turkeys, blooming snowbell bushes and lake shorelines.
—Abby Pender, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2025
Broadly speaking, red oaks seem to be pumping out the acorns more than white oaks and chestnut oaks this year.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
As for white oaks, there are more than a dozen, including the bur oak, chestnut oak, swamp white, and post oak, but the one most people think of carries the same name as the group in general: white oak.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 20 July 2023
Willoughby is also concerned about the fate of the eastern white pine, and the chestnut oak, which is already showing signs of distress.
—Clive Thompson, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2020
The land is mostly wet woods, with many mature trees, including shagbark hickory, American beech, American elm, black gum, red maple, pin oak and chestnut oak.
—Grant Segall, cleveland.com, 15 Mar. 2018
Indians used to collect acorns from white and chestnut oaks along with American chestnuts, black walnut, and wild pecan as a food source for the long winter months.
—Leslie Anne Tarabella, AL.com, 9 Oct. 2017
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Just outside of small town Belmont, yellow wildflowers line the entrance of a path where chestnut oak trees shade wild turkeys, blooming snowbell bushes and lake shorelines.
—Abby Pender, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2025
Broadly speaking, red oaks seem to be pumping out the acorns more than white oaks and chestnut oaks this year.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
As for white oaks, there are more than a dozen, including the bur oak, chestnut oak, swamp white, and post oak, but the one most people think of carries the same name as the group in general: white oak.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 20 July 2023
Willoughby is also concerned about the fate of the eastern white pine, and the chestnut oak, which is already showing signs of distress.
—Clive Thompson, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2020
The land is mostly wet woods, with many mature trees, including shagbark hickory, American beech, American elm, black gum, red maple, pin oak and chestnut oak.
—Grant Segall, cleveland.com, 15 Mar. 2018
Indians used to collect acorns from white and chestnut oaks along with American chestnuts, black walnut, and wild pecan as a food source for the long winter months.
—Leslie Anne Tarabella, AL.com, 9 Oct. 2017
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“Chestnut oak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chestnut%20oak. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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