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Native Trees of Indiana River Walk
Pin Oak from a distance along the Native Tree Walk

Pin Oak

Description

A red oak type, its leaves are glossy above, deeply 5 to 7 lobed with bristle tips, and persistent through winter. Strongly pyramidal in youth, older trees have a distinctive shape with lower branches drooping and often dying, middle branches horizontal, and upper branches upward spreading. A thin cap encloses 1/4 of the small, 1/2 inch acorn. A fast-growing tree under favorable conditions, it is not taprooted, and will tolerate wet soils. Its natural habitat in Indiana is wet woods with poor drainage.

Photos

Fruit

Fruit of the Pin Oak tree.
Fruit of a Pin Oak tree.

Habit

A Pin Oak tree in its habitat.
A Pin Oak tree in its habitat.

Leaves - Summer

Leaves of a Pin Oak tree.

Leaves - Fall

Leaves of the Pin Oak tree.
Leaves of the Pin Oak tree.
Leaves of the Pin Oak tree.
Leaves of the Pin Oak tree.

Branch

Branch of a Pin Oak tree.

Bark

Bark of a Pin Oak tree.
Bark of a Pin Oak tree.

Bud

Bud of a Pin Oak tree.
Bud of a Pin Oak tree.
Bud of a Pin Oak tree.
Bud of a Pin Oak tree.

Flower

Flowers of a Pin Oak tree.
More Information

Scientific Name: Quercus palustris

Family: Beech

Seasonality: Deciduous

Wood Type: Hardwood

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Inventory Number: 2571

Location
Geolocation information coming soon.
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Photos

Fruit

Fruit of the Pin Oak tree.
Fruit of a Pin Oak tree.

Habit

A Pin Oak tree in its habitat.
A Pin Oak tree in its habitat.

Leaves - Summer

Leaves of a Pin Oak tree.

Leaves - Fall

Leaves of the Pin Oak tree.
Leaves of the Pin Oak tree.
Leaves of the Pin Oak tree.
Leaves of the Pin Oak tree.

Branch

Branch of a Pin Oak tree.

Bark

Bark of a Pin Oak tree.
Bark of a Pin Oak tree.

Bud

Bud of a Pin Oak tree.
Bud of a Pin Oak tree.
Bud of a Pin Oak tree.
Bud of a Pin Oak tree.

Flower

Flowers of a Pin Oak tree.