Bitter Evergreen Chinkapin, Japanese Chinquapin
Castanopsissclerophylla

Family: Fagaceae (fag-AY-see-ee)
Genus: Castanopsis (kas-tan-OP-sis)
Species: sclerophylla (skler-oh-FIL-a)

Synonym:Quercus sclerophylla

Synonym:Lithocarpus chinensis

Synonym:Quercus chinensis

Synonym:Quercus cuspidata var. sinensis

Category
Trees

Water Requirements

Sun Exposure

Foliage
Evergreen
Textured

Foliage Color

Height
over 40 ft. (12 m)

Spacing

Hardiness
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

Where to Grow

Danger

Bloom Color
Brown/Bronze

Bloom Characteristics

Bloom Size

Bloom Time

Other details

Soil pH requirements

Patent Information

Propagation Methods

Seed Collecting