Compare our price with Amazon Seller 'Ketere' at $52.99 Up for adoption, one 13-24" inch (approx) Chinkapin Scrub Oak 3-4 year old seedling. This tree seedling comes to you with wrapped roots; some soil may be present. May be pruned to accommodate box.
Profile photo shows Fall color potential.
Within 24 hours, we recommend potting in a 1 gallon container until more mature or plant in a protected place; tender roots are delicious to underground rodents. Keep watered for first 6 months to 1 year.
GROWTH FORM: rhizomatous shrub or a small tree to 25 feet (7.6 m). BARK: thin gray bark with furrows and scaly ridges. TWIGS and BUDS: grayish twigs, broadly rounded bud brown to chestnut-brown with a blunt apex, scales have some pubescence. LEAVES: shortpetiole 1/4 - 5/8 inch (6 - 16 mm); leathery leaves are obovate, 1 1/2 - 5 1/2 inches (38 - 140 mm), 3/4 - 2 1/2 inches (19 - 63 mm), margin undulate or toothed with 3 - 8 pair of short rounded teeth, base cuneate, apex rounded; shiny dark green above, light green below with slight pubescence. ACORNS: annual; 1 - 2 acorns on peduncle up to 3/8 inch (10 mm), thin cup with short gray pubescent scales, covering up to 1/3 of nut; oblong to oval light brown nut, up to 3/4 inch (19 mm) long.
Dwarf Chinkapin oak can produce acorns at 2-3 years.
Conditions: Each plant has its own unique characteristics...nothing is perfect in nature, but each unique. Plants in photos are examples and are not necessarily the plant you will receive. Your plant may have minor spots or imperfections.
Photos include future potting ideas and adult plants for reference only. Your 24 inch + seedling will be shipped with wrapped roots in a small amount of soil.
Shipping: Your plant will be shipped with tracking so you will know when to expect it. Remove it from the box immediately upon delivery and let it get some air and light. If shipping is substantially less than what is charged, we will issue a refund.
If you have any questions about growing, we're always happy to answer!
Thank you: Our objective at from the bog is for you to get a great, healthy plant or tree that you can call your own for many, many years to come.
Thanks for your consideration and may God bless...