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Quercus chimaltenangana

Quercus chimaltenangana is a tree oak native only to Guatemala, and some authorities treat it as a synonym of Quercus crispipilis. It is a wild forest species rather than a common garden plant, so the care details below are general oak guidance.

Family
Fagaceae (Beech & oak family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water deeply during establishment and dry spells; mature trees are fairly drought tolerant once rooted.
Soil
Well-drained soil; tolerates a range of textures but dislikes waterlogging.
Temperature
15-30 °C; protect young trees from frost.
How easy
Hard
Native range
Guatemala
Climate
wet tropical

About

Quercus chimaltenangana is a species of oak. It is a tree endemic to Guatemala.

The species was described by William Trelease in 1933. Some authorities consider it a synonym of Quercus crispipilis.

Other Quercus plants

Quercus acatenangensis · Mapleleaf oak · Quercus acherdophylla · Quercus acrodonta · Quercus aculcingensis · Red Wood Evergreen Oak · Quercus acutangula · Quercus acutifolia · Sawtooth oak · Quercus aerea · African Oak · Quercus affinis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Quercus chimaltenangana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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