Pin Oak
Quercus palustris 
Under natural conditions, a medium-sized tree of moist valleys, along streams, ponds and swamps, but also found on dry locations. The lower branches spread downward, covering a large area. Pin oak grows faster than other oak species and has become a much planted ornamental. Many specimens provide good fall colors.
Identifying Characteristics
- Height
- 65 ft
- Spread
- 65 ft
- Leaves
- alternate, simple, 3" - 7" long; 5-7 bristle-tipped toothed lobes, lobes deeply divided, shiny dark green
- Flowers
- male flowers in yellow-green catkins; female flowers inconspicuous
- Fruit
- acorn, l/2" long with a thin cap
- Bark
- thin, smooth gray bark on young trees; older bark shallowly fissured
- Associated species
- pecan, bur oak, river birch, cottonwood, sweetgum
- Ideal site conditions
- wet soil, full sun
- Value to man
- landscaping, wood products, windbreaks
- Value to wildlife
- food, cover, dens
- Growth Rate
- fast
- Range
