Pin Oak Quercus Palustris Muench By, Ronnie Booth

Classification Kingdom- Plantae Subkingdom- Tracheobionta Superdivision- Spermatophyta Division- Magnoliophyta Class- Magnoliopsida Subclass- Hamamelididae Order- Fagales Family- Fagceae Genus- Quercus L. Species- Quercus Palustris Muench1

Shape, Form, and Type Figure 1- Pin Oak Form The Pin Oak can grow up to 75 feet tall. The trunk is less than 3 feet in diameter. It is mostly round at the top.2

Bark The bark of the Pin Oak is a light or dark brown. Figure 2- Pin Oak Bark The bark of the Pin Oak is a light or dark brown. It doesn’t have deep furrows, the furrows are shallow.2

Twig Figure 3- Pin Oak Twig The twig is slim and smooth. The leaves alternate on the twig. Leaf scars are bundled toward the tip of the twig.2

Leaf Figure 4- Pin Oak Leaf The leaf is dark green and shiny. They have 5-7 lobes and have bristled tips. They are up to 7 inches long and 4 inches wide.2

Bud Figure 5- Pin Oak Bud The bud is a reddish brown or gray color. It is smooth and up to 1/8 inch long.2

Flower Figure 6- Pin Oak Flower The Flowers hang down from the twigs in groups of 1-3. They are slim.2

Fruit The Fruit is an acorn that is a pale brown color. They are up to ½ inch across and the cap encloses less than ¼ the acorn. They are in groups of 1-4.2 Figure 7- Pin Oak Fruit

Habitat and Range Figure 8- Pin Oak Range

Uses Figure 9- Pin Oak Decoration The Pin Oak is used for construction, fuel, fence posts, and as a decoration.2

Works Cited 1- USDA, NRCS. 2004. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=QUPA2 ) National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. Reviewed on 6-24-10. 2- Mohlenbrock, R. H. (n.d.). Pin Oak. Forest trees of illinois. Illinois: Illinois Department of Resources Division of Forest Resources.

Figures Cited Figure 1- Pin Oak Form Not Dated Date Retrieved: 6-24-10 http://www.extension.uiuc.edu/photolib/lib17/inset/102a.jpg Figure 2- Pin Oak Bark Date Retrieved : 6-24-10 http://www.ohio-nature.com/image-files/pin-oak-tree-bark-lg.jpg Figure 3- Pin Oak Twig 2002, Steven Baskauf Date Retrieved: 6-26-10 http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/image/q/qupa2-tw15994.htm Figure 4- Pin Oak Leaf Not Dated, Natalie Rowe Date Retrieved: 6-24-10 http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UdIftRLT2AY/SUbVpHHn0iI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/CjlYibYqHT0/s400/PinOakL eaf.jpg

Figures Cited Figure 5- Pin Oak Bud 2004, Gary Fewless Date Retrieved: 6-24-10 http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/trees/quepal_bud01_web400gf.jpg Figure 6- Pin Oak Flower 2009 http://ledgeandgardens.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c991c53ef01156f8fb92e970c- 800wi Figure 7- Pin Oak Fruit 2010, Steve Hurst http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=qupa2_003_ahp.tif Figure 8- Pin Oak Range Not Dated http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=QUPA2&photoID=qupa2_003_ahp.tif Figure 9- Pin Oak Decoration http://shadetreeacres.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/Pin_Oak.98183206_std.jpg