Pin Oak (Quercus palustris) [ Trees > Hardwoods > Oaks . . . ] Forest Type: Oak-Hickory
by Michael Kuo Note: The red oaks of eastern North America are often difficult to identify with certainty--and the task is complicated by the fact that many of the species hybridize. Habitat: Typically in moist soil; often planted as an ornamental; growing east of the Great Plains in a belt from the Great Lakes to Virginia. Stature: 60-80 feet high; to 3 feet in diameter; with drooping lower branches; with a crown shaped like a rounded pyramid. Leaves: 3-6 inches long; with 5-7 bristle-tipped lobes; indentations wide, extending more than halfway to the midrib; shiny and dark green above; paler green below; stems smooth or nearly so. Bark: Thick; grayish brown; finely scaly-ridged. Acorns: Bitter; to 1/2 inch long; enclosed at the base in a tightly scaly cup. |
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