Quercus palustris
pin oak
Interestingly, pin oak is named for a physical
characteristic where small, thin, dead branches stick out like pins from the
main trunk. Pin oak is among the most widely planted native oaks in
the urban landscape and the third most common street tree in New York City. It
tolerates drought, poor soils and is easy to transplant. The tree is naturally
found throughout the Ohio River Basin with very little demand for the heavy and
hard wood.
Photos Used by Permission - Steve Nix and
Paul Wray, ForestryImages.org
Start with the Tree Finder if you are not sure what kind of tree you have!
How
to Manage Pin
Oak
(courtesy About Forestry)
Reconsider
Planting Pin Oak in Your Yard
( courtesy About Forestry)
Pin
Oak Habitat and Culture
(silvics courtesy of Silvics Manual, USFS)
Buy a
Pin Oak Online
(Nurseries selling seedlings online)
Fire
Effects On Pin Oak
(courtesy of U.S. Forest Service, Fire Effects)
From
Virginia Tech w/Photos
(Big List courtesy of VT Dendrology)
North American Timber Types
(courtesy About Forestry)
The Great American
Hardwood Forest
(courtesy About Forestry)
Recent Champion: 110' height, 112' spread, 240" circumf.,
Henderson County, Tennessee
National Register of Big
Trees
Oak
Wood Tech Sheet
(fact sheet courtesy of USFS in .pdf)
Pin
Oak Images
(courtesy of ForestryImages.org)
Historic
Pin Oak Images
(courtesy of University of Chicago and the Library of Congress)
Range Map
-The native range of pin oak, USFS.
Quick Stats
Common Names: Also called swamp oak, water oak, and swamp Spanish oak.
Habitat: Found on bottom lands or moist uplands, often on poorly drained clay soils.
Description: Best development is in the Ohio River Basin.
Uses: Wood is hard and heavy and is used in general construction and for firewood.
