Like other oaks, the Chestnut Oak's wood is very hard and used for many things, for instance, telephone poles, railroad ties, construction, furniture, etc. Like the Chestnut, the Chestnut Oak has a lot of tannin in its wood, which helps prevent decay. The Chestnut Oak is native to North America where you can find it throughout the U.S. east of the Mississippi River, especially in mixed forests. They turn rust in the Fall. Its bark is a dark, gray-brown with flat ridges and smooth sides.
Flowers grow in early summer.
The male flowers are greenish in color and grow on catkins. The female flowers are a reddish color. Like the Chestnut tree it resembles, the Chestnut Oak is a member of the beech family, Fagaceae. The Chestnut Oak is part of the White Oak subgenus. Its scientific name is Quercus Primus.