Pin Oak

Quercus palustris

Full Body

Leaves

  1. This tree is easy to transplant compared to the other oaks because it has a shallow, fast-spreading root system

  2. As these trees get older, the lower branches droop down, the middle tier ones stay horizontal, and and the upper branches point up

  3. Even when branches die, the tree does not drop them which forms small “pin knots” on the wood which makes it harder to use for lumber

Bark/Trunk

 

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