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Quercus palustris  |
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Pin Oak |
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Central and Eastern United States |
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Strongly pyramidal, usually with a strong
central leader, the lower branches drooping, the
middle ones horizontal, the upper branches
upright with age becoming irregular with an
oblong head. |
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60-70 feet tall with a spread of 25-40 feet |
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Plants are
monoecious. Male flowers are borne in
clustered, pendent catkins the females are
borne solitary, or in a few flowered spike in
the axils of the new leaves. |
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Leaves are alternate, simple, 3-5 inches long,
with 5-7 lobes, bristle toothed, with very deep
V-shaped sinuses, dark green above, lighter
green below with tufts of hair between the
veins. |
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Fall color is russet, bronze, to a brilliant
red. |
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Bark is thin, grayish and smooth with age
developing narrow, shallow ridges and furrows.
Stems often display spur-like branches. |
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Fruit is an acorn, ½ inch long, solitary or
clustered, often striated, almost round,
enclosed ¼ by shallow cup, with thin, papery,
dark margined, fine white-hairy scales. |
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