chinquapin oak in Texas not bearing acorns

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dp72 Woodway, TX(Zone 8a) Jun 17, 2008

I am in Central Texas. I have a ten year-old chinquapin oak that has never bloomed or put on acorns. It is very healthy and has grown like Topsy. When can I expect it to produce acorns?

TKS

DP

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Jun 17, 2008

Still a bit too young; probably in the next 5-10 years. Look for the first ones the next time other oaks around have a heavy crop.

Resin

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kman_blue (Zone 6b) Jun 18, 2008

I agree with resin. Chinquapin Oak(Quercus muhlenbergii) can be a bit all over the place as to when it first produces acorns. Some will bear acorns in as little as 5 years from seed, while others take close to 20 years from seed. Typical would be in the 10 to 15 years from seed range though.

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