Dwarf chinquapin oak has turned out to be the hardest for us to find around Boston. It is a low colonial shrub that belongs to the group of white oaks and inhabits dry rocky and sandy habitats. It appears to be out-competed by its counterpart belonging to the red oaks--Q. ilicifolia. The latter is far more common. This chinquapin is growing at the clearing on the steep western slope of the Great Blue Hill, on the edge of the ski area. It is only about 60 cm tall--might have been mowed multiple times.