Deciduous Shade Tree

Pin Oak

Botanical Name: Quercus palustris
Height: 50-60' +
Spread: 25-30'' +
Exposure: Sun
Care: None; may prune to shape or limb up as desired.
Deer Resistant
The Pin Oak is a very distinctive tree because of its unusual branching habit. Upper branches are upright, middle ones horizontal and its lower limbs slant gracefully towards earth. Widely used as a street and landscape tree. Pyramidal through early maturity, its form turns more oval in older age. Fast-growing, tolerates wet soils. Glossy dark green leaves turn russet, bronze or red. Produces acorns that are eaten by many forms of wildlife.