Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tree
Origin
South America, Chile
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico
Types
Melody, King Edward potato, Kennebec
Quercus muehlenbergii
Number of Varieties
400012
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40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands
Forests, Ridges, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
8-2
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
91.44 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.96 cm1,520.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Purple, Red, White
Red, Light Green, Chartreuse
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Sandy Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Yellow, Orange
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loose, Well drained
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season
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
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove hanging branches
Fertilizers
15-15-15 amounts
Fertilize the first year, No need to fertilize every year
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Salt
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
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
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Beetles, Bugs, Early/Late Blight, Insects
Birds
Allergy
Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria, Vomiting
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Treatment of Dark Spots
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
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
Bone strength, Cancer, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Metabolism, Rheumatism, Weight management and satiety
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Used As Food, 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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
SOLANUM tuberosum
QUERCUS muehlenbergii
Common Name
Potato, Tater, Spud, Tuber
Chinkapin Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak
In Hindi
आलू
Chinkapin ओक
In German
Kartoffel
chinkapin Oak
In French
Pomme de terre
chinkapin Oak
In Spanish
Patata
chinkapin Roble
In Greek
Πατάτα
Chinkapin Oak
In Portuguese
Batata
carv Oak
In Polish
Ziemniak
Chinkapin Oak
In Latin
SOLANUM TUBEROSUM
Oak Chinkapin
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Fagales
Family
Solanaceae
Fagaceae
Genus
Solanum
Quercus
Clade
Asterids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Quercoideae
Number of Species
14006
1
27800
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