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swamp chestnut oak

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Noun1.swamp chestnut oak - medium to large deciduous tree of moist areas of southeastern United States similar to the basket oakswamp chestnut oak - medium to large deciduous tree of moist areas of southeastern United States similar to the basket oak
chestnut oak - an oak having leaves resembling those of chestnut trees


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SOUTHEAST Pumpkin Ash (307 points) and Swamp Chestnut Oak (435 points): Both of these trees are located in an 80-acre patch of remnant Mississippi River flood plain virgin forest protected in Big Oak Tree State Park in the extreme southeastern corner of Missouri.
Other white oaks include swamp white oak, (Quercus bicolor), chestnut oak (Quercus prinus), bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa), swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauzii), chinkapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii), overcup oak (Quercus lyrata) and post oak (Quercus stellata).
At first I found nothing exciting, but, finally, nearly three miles into the walk-in only area, I found the mother lode next to a remote marsh--a group of swamp chestnut oaks that were littering the ground with giant acorns.
 
 
 
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