Fagaceae
Chestnut oak
Quercus montana
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Genus
- Quercus
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 岩栎
- English
- Chestnut oak, Rock chestnut oak, Rock oak
- French
- Chêne châtaignier
- Spanish
- Roble castaño
Synonyms
- Quercus carolineana hort. ex Dippel
- Quercus carpinifolia Raf.
- Quercus castanea Emerson
- Quercus granulata Raf.
- Quercus longifolia Raf.
- Quercus monticola Petz. & G.Kirchn.
- Quercus prinus f. viridis Trel.
- Quercus prinus var. lata Aiton
- Quercus prinus var. monticola Michx.
- Quercus prinus var. oblongata Aiton
- Quercus prinus var. palustris Michx.
- Quercus pumila Michx.
- Quercus versicolor Raf.
Flowers
- In flower
- April (from 9 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Carrie Seltzer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: cwwood, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Corey Fuhrer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nova Patch, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob John, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vicpeters, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zach Bell, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.