Trees that were once abundant across the Ozarks are again taking root in the rugged landscape. Ozark chinquapin trees once stood majestic and tall as 65 feet with trunks two to three feet in diameter.
HOBBS STATE PARK — Al Knox has spent years here as a volunteer and trail supervisor. It was as a volunteer, in 2002, that he found the Ozark chinquapin. The chinquapin is a tree in the chestnut family ...