Pin Oak (Quercus palustris)
Many unschooled tree lovers refer to the small leafed red oaks such as water, willow, and laurel oak as a pin oak. True pin oaks have pointed lobes on their leaves, and the term “pin” refers to the pointy lower limbs that commonly stay on the tree for a while before self-pruning. Pin oak acorns are readily consumed by ducks, deer, turkey, and others, and also make a fine specimen for parks, the yard or the office. Pins will not tolerate an alkaline soil type (high pH), so establish these guys on an acid soil unless you’re dying to see what chlorotic leaves looks like. Pin oaks naturally occur on bottom ground from about Memphis, TN, and North, but also do fine deeper South. Pin oak can be added to the list of red oaks that consistently produce decent or better crops for your game.
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Type: Zone: |
Red Oak section 4 - 9 |
| Soil pH: | 4.3 - 5.9 |
| Mature Height: | 100' |
| Wildlife Value: | Primary tree species in duck hunting. Attracts many species of waterfowl, as well as deer, squirrel, wild turkey, wood peckers. |
| Site Preference: | Common on poorly-drained acidic soils; usually tolerates intermittent flooding during the dormant season. Intolerant of alkaline soils. |
| Nut Maturity Date: | October to November |
| Alias: | Swamp Oak, Spanish Oak, Swamp Spanish Oak, Water Oak |
Customer Reviews
I have ordered from Nativ Nurseries in the past. As expected The trees all arrived healthy and strong.
I planted five Nativ Nurseries Pin Oak seedlings in December 2023. The seedlings were in excellent condition when they arrived. The stems were 18 to 20 inches in length. These trees ranged from 18 to 38 inches in height at the end of October. I am pleased with them.
Took 7 days for the seedlings to arrive, they had leafed out and during shipping the delicate leaves sustained some damage. I hope they can recover for this growing season. Roots and shoots looked great, Dudley and Team really do produce excellent seedlings. This was my first order from Nativ and looking forward to more each year. I may try ordering some this fall to out plant so that I can transplant them next spring before they break bud. The climate difference between Nativ and northern Idaho is what I expect is the reason this year's order was leafed out already. Very eager to see how they do! I also had swamp white oaks and they seemed healthy too.
Pin Oak (Quercus palustris)
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