Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tree
Origin
South Africa
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico
Types
Perennials
Quercus muehlenbergii
Number of Varieties
1512
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40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions, Woodlands
Forests, Ridges, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-114-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
8-2
Sunset Zone
21,22
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm1,520.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Orange
Red, Light Green, Chartreuse
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Yellow, Orange
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Lobed
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water more in summer
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove hanging branches
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season
Fertilize the first year, No need to fertilize every year
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Salt
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Birds
Allergy
Asthma, breathing problems, Itchiness
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
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-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
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
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
CLIVIA miniata
QUERCUS muehlenbergii
Common Name
Clivia
Chinkapin Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak
In Hindi
Clivia
Chinkapin ओक
In German
Clivia
chinkapin Oak
In French
Clivia
chinkapin Oak
In Spanish
Clivia
chinkapin Roble
In Greek
κλίβια
Chinkapin Oak
In Portuguese
Clivia
carv Oak
In Polish
Clivia
Chinkapin Oak
In Latin
Clivia
Oak Chinkapin
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Fagales
Family
Liliaceae
Fagaceae
Genus
Clivia
Quercus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Quercoideae
Number of Species
106
1
27800
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