2. BOTANICAL NAME  QU ERCUS PALUSTRIS

3. PRONUNCIATION  KUER - kus

4. COMMON NAME  Pin Oak

6. FAMILY  Fagaceae

7. CLASSIFICATION  Tree

8. ARRANGEMENT  Alternate

9. COMPOSITION  Simple

10. MARGIN  Cleft

11. VEINS  Pinnate

12. LEAF  Length 3” - 5”  Width 3” - 4”

15. PLANT  Deciduous  Height 60’ - 70’  Width 35’ - 40’  Upright

16. TEXTURE  Medium

17. FLOWER  Spring  Brown catkin  Insignificant

18. FRUIT  Fall  Brown acorn

19. EXPOSURE  Sun  Part shade

20. GROWTH  Rapid

21. USE  Specimen  Border

22. DESCRIPTION  Leaf has 5, sometimes 7, rarely 9 lobes  Sinus is very much “U” shaped and deep with narrow lobes

23. DESCRIPTION  Leaf dark green above, light green below, with tuffs of hair below  Bark is rather thin

24. CULTURAL PRACTICES  One of the fastest growing oaks

25. PROBLEMS

26. ZONES  4 - 8

27. NATIVE OF:  USA

28. REFERENCES  Manual of Woody Landscape Plants  North American Trees  NC Landscape Plants

29. REFERENCES  Landscape Plants; Their Identification, Culture, and Use