Generally a suckering shrub of drier sites throughout most of its range, chinkapin can attain small tree size.
Light 
Chinkapin is generally not commercially regenerated.
Water
Most often Allegheny chinquapin is found in dry woods and thickets, generally associated with oaks and hickories.
Growth
Size
A large shrub or small tree up to 25 feet tall that can form dense thickets when growing in bright sunshine.
Timber Value 
Rarely attaining tree size, chinkapin is not harvested for timber.
Wildlife Value 
Chinkapins are delicious and are relished by a wide variety of wildlife.
Attracts squirrels, chipmunks, opossums, white-tailed deer, bluejays, woodpeckers, humans
Insects and Diseases
Fun Facts
Allegheny chinquapin can provide food and cover for wildlife.
Latin Meaning
Castanea: after Castanea in northern Greece, Greek "kastanea" (chestnut) /
pumila: dwarf or small
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