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Plants
A limestone-loving white oak with coarse-toothed chestnut-like leaves.
Field facts
HabitatDry limestone slopes and bluffs
RangeSouthern and central Indiana
When to lookSweet acorns September to October
StatusSecure (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesAmerican Chestnut leaves, Swamp Chestnut Oak
Field note: Among the sweetest acorns in the state, edible with little leaching.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Bluff-edge soils are thin — keep to established paths.
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