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Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. chrysophylla (giant chinkapin)

Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Mid Spring
Drought Tolerance [1]  High
Fire Tolerance [1]  High
Frost Free Days [1]  3 months 12 days
Fruit/Seed Abundance [1]  Low
Fruit/Seed Begin [1]  Summer
Fruit/Seed End [1]  Summer
Growth Form [1]  Single Stem
Growth Period [1]  Spring, Summer
Growth Rate [1]  Moderate
Leaf Type [1]  Evergreen
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Propagation [1]  Bare Root, Container, Seed
Root Depth [1]  4.002 feet (122 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [1]  Slow
Seed Vigor [1]  Medium
Seeds Per [1]  950 / lb (2094 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [1]  Erect
Specific Gravity [2]  0.46
Structure [1]  Tree
Vegetative Spread Rate [1]  None
Flower Color [1]  Yellow
Foliage Color [1]  Green
Fruit Color [1]  Yellow
Fall Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Height [1]  100 feet (30.5 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 3 Low Temperature: -40 F° (-40 C°) → -30 F° (-34.4 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Mostly Shady
Soil Acidity [1]  Moderate Acid
Soil Fertility [1]  Infertile
Water Use [1]  Moderate
Screening - Summer [1]  Dense
Screening - Winter [1]  Dense

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Forest Inventory and Analysis DB version 5.1, May 4, 2013, U.S. Forest Service
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0