CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY TREE STUDY KIT

CHINQUAPIN

• Chinquapin is in the Oak Family.
• It may be considered a large shrub or a small tree.
• The species name of the tree found in Marin is chrysophylla which means yellow leaf. The undersides of the leaf are a striking yellow. Another species grows in the Sierra Nevada.
• The nuts inside the spiny cases were eaten roasted and raw by Native Americans or ground into meal. They were also stored in the shell as a winter source of food.