Audubon® Native Dwarf Chestnut Oak

The National Audubon Society presents a new line of native plants and trees that will help birds and wildlife thrive in your area! The Audubon® Native Dwarf Chestnut Oak Tree (Quercus prinoides) is everything you love about the Chestnut Oak, but in a smaller space-saving size!

Erect trees with open and rounded forms, these retain the oval foliage and scalloped edges like other Chinkapin Oak tree relatives! Creating a beautiful featurette and textured specimen in the landscape. Dwarf Chestnut Oaks, also known as Dwarf Chinquapin Oak, and Dwarf Chinkapin, displays soothing, warm browns, coppers, golden-yellow fall color!

Like other Oaks, Dwarf Chestnut hosts hundreds of butterfly and moths caterpillars, as well as the birds that feed on them. Attracting Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Wrens, Woodpeckers, Sparrows, Thrushes, Orioles, Waxwings, Nuthatches, Finches, Mockingbirds, Thrashers, Crows, Jays and Vireos. Autumn brings a good crop of blackish-brown to coppery acorns each year that wildlife love!

Planting and Application:

Dwarf Chestnut Oaks can be grown as large shrubs or small trees. They are perfect for preventing erosion, while providing cover, shelter, and food for local and migratory birds! Plant in rows or groups as windbreaks, shelterbelts and privacy.

Highly Ornamental trees, they are impressive screening and border plantings or pinpoint Shade Trees over garden beds and seating areas. This unusual, shrubby Oak will give birds what they need, without overtaking your whole garden!

• Charming Oak & Stays Petite
• Caterpillar Host Plant - Duskywing, Hairstreak & Imperial Moths
• Unique White Oak Dwarf Variety
• Wildlife Love the Sweet Acorns
• Erosion, Hedges, Shelter, Privacy & Food

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Oak Trees do their very best in full sun but can also tolerate partial shade! Oaks can thrive in some of the worst soil types, as long as they are well-drained.

• Adaptable & Tolerates Poor, Dry Soils, Clay, Rocky & Sandy Soil
• Tolerates Alkaline Conditions
• Mulch Well & Provide Moderate Moisture
• Prune When Dormant

Petite Oak with loads of character! The Audubon® Native Dwarf Chestnut Oak Tree has all the benefits of a mighty Oak in a small package. Order one or more for your feathered friends today at NatureHills.com!

Audubon® Plant Information

Bird-Friendly native trees and plants provide food and shelter for local and migrating birds, as well as other wildlife. By purchasing and planting native flora, you will support Audubon's conservation mission and impact, while helping birds and wildlife thrive!

• Grown Without Neonicotinoids
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• Audubon® Native Plants & Trees are Exclusively Grown by Bower & Branch