1. Pin Oak Quercus Palustris Muench
By, Ronnie Booth

2. Classification
Kingdom- Plantae Subkingdom- Tracheobionta Superdivision- Spermatophyta Division- Magnoliophyta Class- Magnoliopsida Subclass- Hamamelididae Order- Fagales Family- Fagceae Genus- Quercus L. Species- Quercus Palustris Muench1

3. Shape, Form, and Type Figure 1- Pin Oak Form
The Pin Oak can grow up to 75 feet tall.
The trunk is less than 3 feet in diameter.
It is mostly round at the top.2

4. Bark The bark of the Pin Oak is a light or dark brown.
Figure 2- Pin Oak Bark
The bark of the Pin Oak is a light or dark brown.
It doesn’t have deep furrows, the furrows are shallow.2

5. Twig Figure 3- Pin Oak Twig The twig is slim and smooth.
The leaves alternate on the twig.
Leaf scars are bundled toward the tip of the twig.2

6. Leaf Figure 4- Pin Oak Leaf The leaf is dark green and shiny.
They have 5-7 lobes and have bristled tips.
They are up to 7 inches long and 4 inches wide.2

7. Bud Figure 5- Pin Oak Bud The bud is a reddish brown or gray color.
It is smooth and up to 1/8 inch long.2

8. Flower Figure 6- Pin Oak Flower
The Flowers hang down from the twigs in groups of 1-3.
They are slim.2

9. Fruit The Fruit is an acorn that is a pale brown color.
They are up to ½ inch across and the cap encloses less than ¼ the acorn.
They are in groups of 1-4.2
Figure 7- Pin Oak Fruit

10. Habitat and Range
Figure 8- Pin Oak Range

11. Uses Figure 9- Pin Oak Decoration
The Pin Oak is used for construction, fuel, fence posts, and as a decoration.2

12. Works Cited
1- USDA, NRCS The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 ( ) National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA USA. Reviewed on Mohlenbrock, R. H. (n.d.). Pin Oak. Forest trees of illinois. Illinois: Illinois Department of Resources Division of Forest Resources.

13. Figures Cited
Figure 1- Pin Oak Form Not Dated Date Retrieved: Figure 2- Pin Oak Bark Date Retrieved : Figure 3- Pin Oak Twig 2002, Steven Baskauf Date Retrieved: Figure 4- Pin Oak Leaf Not Dated, Natalie Rowe Date Retrieved: eaf.jpg

14. Figures Cited
Figure 5- Pin Oak Bud 2004, Gary Fewless Date Retrieved: Figure 6- Pin Oak Flower wi Figure 7- Pin Oak Fruit 2010, Steve Hurst Figure 8- Pin Oak Range Not Dated Figure 9- Pin Oak Decoration