Pin Oak
(Quercus palustris)
Fagaceae (Beech Family)
▲▼ young, mature trees
▲▼ leaves, with lower photo showing fall color
▲▼ young trees with good fall color
▲ trunk and bark
▲ trees survived 2007 ice storm in Springfield, MO with little to moderate damage
Location on Missouri State University campus: large tree at southwest corner of Siceluff Hall; other trees in various locations around campus
Quercus palustris:
Pin Oak
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leaves alternate, deciduous, simple, ovate with 5-7 deep, U-shaped lobes and
several shallow lobes ending in spines; 3-6" long and almost equally wide; dark
green above and lighter green below with axillary tufts of hair in the veins;
dried leaves often persist through winter on tree
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stems slender, greenish to brown, more green after a couple of years
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buds less than 1/8 - 1/4" long, broadest at base, tapering to a pointed tip with
reddish brown scales
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barks gray-brown, smooth when young, with narrow, shallow ridges and furrows
with age
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grows 60-70' tall with upright, pyramidal growth habit--
lower branches thin, descending, mid-height branches horizontal and upper
branches ascending
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acorn rounded, often striped about 1/2" diameter enclosed about 1/3-1/4 in thin
cap
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prefers full sun, moist, well-drained, high-organic matter, acid soils;
tolerates wet soils; may have moderate to severe chlorosis in higher pH soils
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medium to fast growth rate
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native to Missouri (and Springfield)