Native Plants

Chestnut Oak

Quercus montana
Location

Native to

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Type
Trees
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Fruit, Nuts

This tree also goes by the names Rock Chestnut Oak, Mountain Chestnut Oak, Rock Oak, and Tanbark Oak. This deciduous, perennial tree grows 65 to 145 feet tall, with reddish-brown to dark gray bark and a broad, open crown. It produces shiny, light green leaves and chestnut-brown acorns that act as a food source to birds, deer, and small mammals. Chestnut Oak grows in partial shade and in dry loamy, sandy, and rocky soils.

May Attract

Chestnut Oak is thought to attract these families of birds
Family
Cardinals, Grosbeaks and Buntings
Family
Chickadees and Titmice
Family
Crows, Magpies, Jays
Family
Finches
Family
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Family
Nuthatches
Family
Blackbirds and Orioles
Family
New World Sparrows
Family
Thrushes
Family
Vireos
Family
Waxwings
Family
Wood Warblers
Family
Woodpeckers
Family
Wrens

Audubon Centers, State Offices & Chapters

These Audubon locations near you offer native plant services

In some parts of the country you may not have a "local" Audubon that is able to provide help with native plants for birds, but we will still show you the closest Audubon that can help.

Discovery Center

3401 Reservoir Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19121

(610) 990-3431

Services

  • Education programs & presentations
  • Habitat installation/restoration projects

John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove

1201 Pawlings Road, Audubon, PA 19403

(610) 666-5593

Services

  • Education programs & presentations
  • Habitat installation/restoration projects

Local & Regional Resources

Local and regional native plant societies, databases, and other resources may have expertise on exactly what plants are best for your particular area and climate.

Design Ecosystems (H.E.L.P) Endorsed

5 Beaver Dam Road, Randolph, NJ 07869

(973) 270-7847

NYC Parks Plant Ecology Center and Nursery

3808 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314

(718) 370-9044

Botanical Society of Western Pennsylvania

5837 Nicholson St., West Newton, PA 15089

Where to Buy

Find in-person and online vendors for your home or wholesale project. It's a good idea to call ahead to verify native stocks, and find out what services they offer.

Bower & Branch

Eaton Street, Leesport, PA 19533

(866) 873-3888

C and A Trees

53 Tree Lane, Clarion, PA 16214

North Creek Nurseries (Wholesale Only)

124 Wedgewood Road, Oxford, PA 19363

(610) 255-0100

ArcheWild (Wholesale/Landscaping)

2191 Hillcrest Road, Quakertown, PA 18951

(855) 752-6862

Ernst Conservation Seed (mail-order)

8884 Mercer Pike, Meadville, PA 16335

(800) 873-3321

Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve

1635 River Road, New Hope, PA 18938

(215) 862-2924

Gino's Nursery and Landscaping

2237 2nd Street Pike, Newtown, PA 18940

(215) 598-3992

Peace Valley Nature Center

170 North Chapman Road, Doylestown, PA 18901

(215) 345-7860

Churchville Nature Center

501 Churchville Lane, Churchville, PA 18966

(215) 357-4005

Stony Hill Perennial Farm

173 Stony Hill Road, Yardley, PA 19067

(215) 295-8479

Holly Days Nursery

1201 Horsham Road, Ambler, PA 19002

(215) 283-3228

Northeast Native Perennials

1716 East Sawmill Road, Quakertown, PA 18951

(215) 901-5552

The Rhoads Garden

570 Dekalb Pike, North Wales, PA 19454

(215) 699-2207

Meadowbrook Farm

1633 Washington Lane, Jenkintown, PA 19046

(215) 887-5900

Kate's Corner

1323 Fort Washington Avenue, Fort Washington, PA 19034

(215) 641-1494

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(610) 990-3431 |
 
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TREES

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Nuthatches
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Crows & Jays
+11

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TREES

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Thrushes
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Wood Warblers
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles
+10

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TREES

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Thrushes
Orioles
Wrens
+11

May attract

Thrushes
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Nuts

 
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SHRUBS / TREES

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Wood Warblers
Waxwings
Crows & Jays
+10

May attract

Wood Warblers
Waxwings
Crows & Jays
Wrens
Woodpeckers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
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ANNUALS/PER.

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Orioles
Crows & Jays
Thrushes
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