Scientific Name
Quercus palustris

Common Name
Pin oak
Hardiness Zones: 4-8
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Rapid
Site Requirements: Sun; range of soil types including wet soil
Texture: Medium
Form: Pyramidal; dense; pendulous lower branches; loses lower limbs with age
Height: 60 to 80'
Width: 40 to 50'
Leaf: 3 to 6" alternate, simple leaves; 5 to 7 deeply cut lobes; russet, bronze, red fall color
Flower/Fruit: .5" acorn
Comments: Young trees and lower branches of older trees hold leaves throughout winter; fibrous root system; transplants well
Cultivars: --
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