quercus muehlenbergii
chinkapin oak
(aka Yellow chestnut oak)
The name (also spelled "chinquapin") is derived from the Algonquian word "chinkomen," which itself translates to "chestnut."
Chinkapin oak has a gray, flaky bark very similar to that ofwhite oak (Q. alba) but with a more yellow-brown cast to it (hence the occasional name yellow oak for this species), while chestnut oak has dark, solid, deeply ridged bark.
Chinkapin oak has a gray, flaky bark very similar to that ofwhite oak (Q. alba) but with a more yellow-brown cast to it (hence the occasional name yellow oak for this species), while chestnut oak has dark, solid, deeply ridged bark.