Talk:Chestnut oak

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Why do you consider the chestnut oak to be a "subgroup" of the white oak? It is my understanding that they are only related by genus not species. What do you mean by a "subgroup"?

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"White oaks" here refers to the Leucobalanus section of the oak genus, Quercus. Oaks are broadly divided into Leucobalanus, the white oak group, of which chestnut oaks are a subgroup, and Erythrobalanus, the red oak group, of which live oaks are a subgroup.

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[edit] Capitalization of "oak"

Articles referencing the Chestnut Oak are showing up red because the word "oak" has been capitalized in their articles but not here, as you can see by my example. Would it be possible to make a change to a capital or to move the article so it can be properly referenced? The other sections on individual oaks have the word "oak" capitalized, so I assume that's the standard. I'd do it myself but that seems rude (and I'm not really sure how to do it)! —Lilly Williams (talk) 00:17, 18 November 2006