dwarf chinquapin oak Fagaceae Quercus prinoides

Leaf:Alternate, simple, deciduous, obovate or oblong, large coarse gland tipped teeth on margin, 2 to 6 inches long, dark, shiny green above, much paler below.
Flower:Species is monoecious; male flowers are yellow-green long catkins (to 2 1/2 inches long); females are green to reddish, very small in leaf axils, appearing with the leaves.
Fruit:Acorn, nut 1/2 to 3/4 inch long, broadest below the middle, thin bowl-shaped cap covers about 1/2 of acorn and forms a tattered fringe on the margin of cap, dark brown when mature.
Twig:Slender to moderate, orange-brown, buds cluster at branch tips, terminal buds 1/8 inch long, rounded, chestnut brown, individual scales with frosted edges.
Bark:Thin, light gray, rough and flaky.
Form:A suckering shrub or a small tree to 12 (may reach 20) feet, with an irregular crown.

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