Chapman Oak Tree
Chapman Oak Trees grow several trunks and are shaped as bushes. The leaves can be evergreen or at least remain on the tree as late as early Spring, giving moderate cover to wildlife in the Winter. The Chapman Oak is adapted to withstand saltwater spray in coastal areas, and acorns can grow as large as 1" and feed a variety of wildlife animals. The Chapman leaf is rounded at the end, characterizing it as a white oak type.
White tail deer and other wildlife animals such as the raccoon, turkey, squirrel, and game birds love to eat the acorns of the Chapman Oak Tree. Chapman Oak leaves remain on the tree until late winter or early spring and turn yellow or bright red before falling.
A one gallon Chapman Oak Tree will grow to a height of 2 feet the first year of planting, and the Chapman Oak tree is a rare coastal oak that is native from South Carolina to Florida and is found frequently growly near salt water and sand dunes on the S.E. Atlantic coast.
The Chapman Oak usually grows several stems-as in bushes from a single stem, but occasionally can grow into a 40 ft tree at inland sites.