EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — More Ozark Chinquapin seeds were planted at Lake Leatherwood City Park in Eureka Springs on Feb. 28, and many curious folks showed up to learn more and help ...

It was as a volunteer, in 2002, that he found the Ozark chinquapin. The chinquapin is a tree in the chestnut family, a species mostly wiped out in America by an invasive blight from Asia.

This species also can be affected by anthracnose, oak wilt and two-lined chestnut borers. For full article with additional photos view: Intro to Trees of Indiana: Chinkapin Oak, Forestry and Natural ...

Trees that were once abundant across the Ozarks are again taking root in the rugged landscape. Flip Putthoff is a staff photographer and outdoors reporter. He's covered outdoor recreation for the ...

aka Chinkapin Oak, is “an attractive medium to large shade tree.” It is adaptable to a range of soils and has “medium low” water requirements. It may each up to 90 feet in height under ...

One tree that especially catches the eye of residents like Emily Young is an 88-foot-tall chinquapin oak that's estimated to be somewhere around 250 years old, according to leaders with the ...