Pin Oak
Quercus palustris
Pyramidal shape with classic deeply-lobed leaves and persistent lower branches. Tolerates wet, poorly drained sites.
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 50–70 ft
- Spacing
- 30–50 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~557 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, rain garden
- Native states
- AR, CT, DC, DE, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, TN, VA, WV