BOTANICAL NAME QU ERCUS PALUSTRIS
PRONUNCIATION KUER - kus
COMMON NAME Pin Oak
FAMILY Fagaceae
CLASSIFICATION Tree
ARRANGEMENT Alternate
COMPOSITION Simple
MARGIN Cleft
VEINS Pinnate
LEAF Length 3” - 5” Width 3” - 4”
PLANT Deciduous Height 60’ - 70’ Width 35’ - 40’ Upright
TEXTURE Medium
FLOWER Spring Brown catkin Insignificant
FRUIT Fall Brown acorn
EXPOSURE Sun Part shade
GROWTH Rapid
USE Specimen Border
DESCRIPTION Leaf has 5, sometimes 7, rarely 9 lobes Sinus is very much “U” shaped and deep with narrow lobes
DESCRIPTION Leaf dark green above, light green below, with tuffs of hair below Bark is rather thin
CULTURAL PRACTICES One of the fastest growing oaks
PROBLEMS
ZONES 4 - 8
NATIVE OF: USA
REFERENCES Manual of Woody Landscape Plants North American Trees NC Landscape Plants
REFERENCES Landscape Plants; Their Identification, Culture, and Use