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One of the taller oaks, it reaches a height of 50 to 80 feet, with a trunk diameter of 5 feet. The limbs of the Pin Oak are horizontal, slender, and somewhat drooping. The name Pin Oak come from the tiny branchlets found on the limbs. The above part of the leaf is bright olive green, the underside is paler with tiny hairs at the rib angles. It is very deeply cut, with 2-3 narrow lobes on each side. The points are bristle-tipped, and the leaf itself is 3-5 inches long. The Pin Oak acorn is globular with a 1/2 inch saucer-like cup, and small, flat scales. This tree can be found ranging from central Massachusetts to Kentucky, and west to Oklahoma. The wood is not valuable commercially, and is used mostly in construction.
Information about this plant from the USDA Plants Database.
Information from the TreeGuide from Athenic Systems.
This page was last updated 12 Jun 2003.