Chinkapin Oak

Tree Echium

About Chinkapin Oak and Tree Echium

Chinkapin Oak

Tree Echium

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Tree

Origin

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico

Canary Islands

Types

Quercus muehlenbergii

Echium pininana

Number of Varieties

1210

0 40000

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Habitat

Forests, Ridges, Rocky areas

tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-88-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-2

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17

21,22

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm240.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,520.00 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Light Green, Chartreuse

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Yellow green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Orange

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove hanging branches

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Fertilize the first year, No need to fertilize every year

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Insects, Red blotch

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Salt

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Tree trunks

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Air freshner, Application in Furniture, Economic Purpose, Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

QUERCUS muehlenbergii

ECHIUM pininana

Common Name

Chinkapin Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

In Hindi

Chinkapin ओक

Tree Echium

In German

chinkapin Oak

Baum Aciam

In French

chinkapin Oak

Arbre ACIAM

In Spanish

chinkapin Roble

árbol Aciam

In Greek

Chinkapin Oak

δέντρο Aciam

In Portuguese

carv Oak

árvore Aciam

In Polish

Chinkapin Oak

drzewo Aciam

In Latin

Oak Chinkapin

lignum Aciam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fagales

Lamiales

Family

Fagaceae

Boraginaceae

Genus

Quercus

Echium

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Quercoideae

Number of Species

660

1 27800

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Properties of Chinkapin Oak and Tree Echium

Wondering what are the properties of Chinkapin Oak and Tree Echium? We provide you with everything About Chinkapin Oak and Tree Echium. Chinkapin Oak doesn't have thorns and Tree Echium doesn't have thorns. Also Chinkapin Oak does not have fragrant flowers. Chinkapin Oak has allergic reactions like Asthma and Tree Echium has allergic reactions like Asthma. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Chinkapin Oak and Tree Echium and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Chinkapin Oak and Tree Echium

Season and care of Chinkapin Oak and Tree Echium is important to know. While considering everything about Chinkapin Oak and Tree Echium Care, growing season is an essential factor. Chinkapin Oak season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Tree Echium season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Chinkapin Oak is Clay, Loam and for Tree Echium is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Chinkapin Oak is Neutral, Alkaline and for Tree Echium is Neutral, Alkaline.

Chinkapin Oak and Tree Echium Physical Information

Chinkapin Oak and Tree Echium physical information is very important for comparison. Chinkapin Oak height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm whereas Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Chinkapin Oak and Tree Echium are as follows:

Chinkapin Oak flower color: Red, Light Green and Chartreuse
Chinkapin Oak leaf color: Green and Yellow green
Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Chinkapin Oak and Tree Echium

Care of Chinkapin Oak and Tree Echium include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chinkapin Oak pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove hanging branches and Tree Echium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Chinkapin Oak needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Tree Echium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.