Northern Pin Oak
Quercus ellipsoidalis
Fagaceae
Other names
Black Oak, Hill'S Oak, Jack Oak
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
United States & Canada
Location
Houston and Grossman Ponds, Schnee Oak Collection
Source of plant
Doug Goldman, Dawes Arboretum, Oikos Tree Crops
Description
Tall tree similar to Quercus palustris, reaching 25m with gray bark, smooth or with flat grooves; young buds tomentose, leaves elliptic, 8-12 cm long, deeply 5-6 lobed, sinuate, the lobes coarsely dentate, base truncate to broadly cuneate, soon totally glabrous except for the pubescent vein axils beneath. Acorns ellipsoid to nearly globose, 1-2 cm long, appressed, light brown, finely pubescent.
USDA Hardiness Zone
3