Chestnut Oak, Quercus prinus.  

 

Like most of the Oaks, they are tall trees, typically 60 - 70 feet, sometimes reaching 100 feet tall.  They have dark, deeply ridged trunks, and leathery leaves.

 

The leaves look a lot like Chestnut leaflets, with rounded teeth.  Acorns are BIG, and a major food source for deer.  The years we have small acorn crops are the winters the deer eat EVERYTHING in your garden.

 

This year the Chestnut Oaks are loaded with acorns.  This stand of trees is on Five Forks Drive, near Solitude.  

 

Be sure to look for them on your walks or drives through the neighborhood.

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!