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.
– It doesn’t have deep furrows,
the furrows are shallow.2
Figure 2- Pin Oak Bark
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
Not Dated
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
Date Retrieved: 6-24-10
http://ledgeandgardens.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c991c53ef01156f8fb92e970c800wi
Figure 7- Pin Oak Fruit
2010, Steve Hurst
Date Retrieved: 6-24-10
http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=qupa2_003_ahp.tif
Figure 8- Pin Oak Range
Not Dated
Date Retrieved: 6-24-10
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=QUPA2&photoID=qupa2_003_ahp.tif
Figure 9- Pin Oak Decoration
Not Dated
Date Retrieved: 6-24-10
http://shadetreeacres.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/Pin_Oak.98183206_std.jpg