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Common Name: Pin Oak       

Scientific Name: Quercus palustris    

Location: Meadowcroft Park, at basketball court, and five others along North Meadowcroft to ballfield
Size: 18 inches diameter at breast height

Pin Oak, "Quercus palustris" location on map

Location: Spalding Circle
Size: 28 inches diameter at breast height

Pin Oak, "Quercus palustris" location on map

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Native to: Northeastern U.S.

This tree typically grows to:  50-70 feet tall and 40-60 feet wide 

This tree prefers these conditions:  Medium to wet soil; full sun; needs acidic soil.

Special about this tree:  

  • Upper branches grow up, middle branches grow out, lower branches grow downward.
  • Nice dark red fall color.
  • Tolerates some flooding, making it a good rain garden tree.
  • Produces small rounded acorns, which feed squirrels and deer.
  • Susceptible to oak wilt,

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Pin Oak, "Quercus palustris" tree and branches
Pin Oak, "Quercus palustris" bark
Pin Oak, "Quercus palustris" cone seeds on a twig
Pin Oak, "Quercus palustris" twig and leaves in relation to quarter
Pin Oak, "Quercus palustris" leaf in relation to quarter
Pin Oak, "Quercus palustris" tree

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