Chestnut Oak is a large tree in the White Oak group that is a dominant tree of rocky hilltops and mountains in the Piedmont and Mountain regions of North Carolina.

The leaves are evenly and bluntly toothed, slightly reminiscent of the sharply toothed leaves of American Chestnut.

Acorn.

This species is also known as Quercus montana. The scientific name dispute is not entirely settled.

Chestnut Oak's bark is very distinctive, with long, deep, tight ridges.

The bark is deeply ridged even on medium-small trees.

The only similar bark in our area is found on the otherwise dissimilar Sourwood.

Bark of a large tree.

Orange Co., NC 3/11/07.