Quercus palustris

Name: Quercus palustris
Common Name: pin oak				Family:  Fagaceae
x    Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous         x    Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit fast growing broadly conical	Hard. Zone usda 5		Mature Size 20m tall by 12m spread					x
Leaf: elliptic, deeply lobed, glossy mid green, tapered at base, tufted hair on underside leaf vein axils, irregular					Fall/Winter Color: scarlet to red brown in fall
Leaf Arr.        Opposite     x    Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers:  small, male in pendent catkins, female singly or pairs						Infl. catkin, singly or pair followed by nearly spherical acorns in scaly cup
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.     ( Sept.      Oct.      Nov.)      Dec. (fall color)
Water Use High  x   Low		Soil Rich  x   Lean     Well-drained x					Exposure Sun  x   Semi-shade  x   Shade
Landscape uses: specimen		Limitations: borers, caterpillars(gypsy moth), leaf miners, scale, canker, powdery mildew, rust					Other Features: bottom branches hang pendant, middle branches straight, upper branches upright, needs deep soil and room for spread