Compare sources for Quercus prinoides
Eastern USA; 0-500 m; introduced in Europe in 1823;
0.5-2 m tall, spreading, layering, bushy;
Rarely a tree
7-15 x 2.5-6 cm; deciduous; oboval to lanceolate; apex acuminate, base cuneate; margin entire with pointed teeth; shiny green, hairless above; slightly pubescent beneath with stellate hairs; 5-8 vein pairs; petiole 1-1.5 cm long;
Very similar to muehlenbergii
acorn 1.8-2.7 cm long, 1-1.2 cm in diameter; singly or paired; sessile or sometimes on a 3-8 mm long stalk; enclosed 1/3 to 1/2 by cup; cup 1.2-1.3 cm in diameter; cotyledons distinct;
spring;
hardy; prefers dry, acidic, sandy soils; withstands calcareous soils;
– A. Camus : n° 194 ; – Sub-genus Quercus, Section Quercus, Subsection Prinoideae; – Closely related to Q.muehlenbergii (variety ?), but Q.prinoides thrives in acidic, sandy soils, and Q.muehlenbergii in calcareous ones…Moreover Q.prinoides bears acorns even on young plants, and layers all around; for Zander and Pierce, 1979, both are identical…;