Quercus michauxii ~ Swamp Chestnut Oak showy-flowers Canker and root rot may

Canker and root rot may occur in poorly-drained soils

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Fall MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance

Twig blight

but it may take 30 years to produce first acorn crop

Quercus michauxii ~ Swamp Chestnut Oak showy-flowers Canker and root rot maySwamp Chestnut Oak is a medium sized native deciduous tree with a tight narrow rounded crown and flaky ridged bark. The large shiny green foliage has wavy margins with a fuzzy grey underside and turns dark red in fall. The inconspicuous spring flowers are followed by edible acorns that ripen in early fal. Best grown in full sun and loamy moist well drained acidic soils. Tolerates wet soils and occasional flooding. Swamp Chestnut Oak is popular with