chinquapin oak
noun
: either of two chestnut oaks (Quercus muhlenbergii and Q. prinoides) of the eastern U.S.
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The city’s spring list of authorized trees includes the shingle oak, Kentucky coffee tree, Hackberry, hybrid elm, tulip tree, plane-tree, Japanese tree lilac, silver linden, chinquapin oak, crabapple, American linden, red oak, swamp white oak and heritage oak.
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Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com, 16 July 2021
Available trees include red maple, red oak, chinquapin oak, redbud and desert willow, according to the Foundation.
—Teri Webster, Dallas News, 26 Oct. 2020
The adapted list includes Texas red oak, live oak, cedar elm, Mexican white oak, bur oak, Mexican sycamore and chinquapin oak.
—Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 22 Oct. 2020
Lace bugs attack pyracanthas, Boston ivy, sycamores, bur oaks, chinquapin oaks, azaleas, American elms and boxwoods, among others, turning their leaves the same pale tan color.
—Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 5 Sep. 2017
Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com, 16 July 2021
Available trees include red maple, red oak, chinquapin oak, redbud and desert willow, according to the Foundation.
—Teri Webster, Dallas News, 26 Oct. 2020
The adapted list includes Texas red oak, live oak, cedar elm, Mexican white oak, bur oak, Mexican sycamore and chinquapin oak.
—Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 22 Oct. 2020
Lace bugs attack pyracanthas, Boston ivy, sycamores, bur oaks, chinquapin oaks, azaleas, American elms and boxwoods, among others, turning their leaves the same pale tan color.
—Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 5 Sep. 2017
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