Pin Oak
Quercus palustris
Fagaceae
Other names
Swamp Oak, Spanish Oak, Swamp Spanish Oak
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
MA to DE, West to WI and AR
Location
Jackson Grove, Houston and Grossman Ponds, Schnee Oak Collection, Urban Tree Collection, Comstock Knoll and Rhododendron Collection
Source of plant
Doug Goldman, White Nurseries, John Ewanicki
Description
Strongly pyramidal tree, usually with a central leader, the lower branches pendulous, the middle horizontal and the upper upright; in old age the tree assumes an oval-pyramidal form and loses many of the lower branches; plants reach 60' to 70' in height, 25' to 40' in width; can attain over 100' in height. Foliage dark glossy green in summer, assuming russet, bronze or red fall color. Suffers from iron chlorosis in high pH soils.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4
Special characteristics
growth habit