Quercus michauxii, the swamp chestnut oak, is a species of oak in the white oak section Quercus section Quercus in the beech family. It is native to bottomlands and wetlands in the …

It is native to swampy areas and low woodlands of the southeastern coastal plain and the Mississippi river valley. Its preference is for moist, well-drained, acidic sandy to silty clay loams …

The Quercus Michauxii is commonly known as the Basket Oak, Cow Oak as well as Swamp Chestnut Oak. The currently accepted scientific name for swamp chestnut oak is Quercus …

Swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii) is known also as basket oak, for the baskets made from its wood, and cow oak because cows eat the acorns. One of the important timber trees of the …

USES: high quality wood, used for flooring, cabinetry, furniture, boatbuilding, cooperage, veneer, and baskets (wood splits easily into strips, hence the name basket oak)

Quercus michauxii, commonly called swamp chestnut oak, is native to silty floodplains, swampy areas, rich sandy lowland woods and along streams primarily in coastal plain areas from New …

Native habitat: well- drained alluvial floodplains in the central and southern forest regions, bottomland forests, stream banks and calcareous swamps. Propagation: seed. Blooms: Mar …

Also called basket oak or cow oak, swamp chestnut oak is a deciduous, medium to large tree that normally reaches 40 to 60 feet³ but may attain 100 feet in height ¹.

While native to moist sites, this oak does well in moderately dry areas as well. Makes a good street tree and can be used in parking lot islands. Bronzy fall color. Fallen/falling acorns can …

Swamp Chestnut Oak (Quercus michauxii Nutt.) Also known as basket oak, cow oak; also classified as Quercus houstoniana. Photo © Shawn Taylor, CC BY 4.0. A white oak of …