Quercus palustris (pin oak)
Quercus palustris (Pin Oak)
Plant type: deciduous tree
Origin: USA
Zone: 5
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Height: 15 - 22 m
Spread: 10 - 15 m
Form: widely pyramidal
Texture: medium
Preferred soil - acidic well drained
Landscape uses - shade tree, specimen plant, street tree
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Leaves
Arrangement: lobed, simple
Shape: elliptic, oblong
Size: 4 cm x 6-8 cm
Margin: pinnately lobed
Characteristics: pinnate venation, soft flexible, cuneate base
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Flowers
Inflorescence type: catkin
Colour: not showy, green yellow
Size: .5 cm
Time: May June
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Fruit type: nut
Colour: brown
Time: September, October
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Stem
Description: smooth, lightly fissured, single stem trunk
Colour: light brown, grey
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Propagation - greenwood cuttings, grafting
Comments - Likes to have lots of water, bottom branches point down, upper branches point up, middle branches strongly horizontal
Pests - Anthracnose, Galls, heart rot, leaf minor, root rot, rust, scale insects
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