Index / Search / Quercus palustris
§1 Plant
Quercus palustris Münchh.
vernacular pin oak — species · Fagaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Fagaceae Dumort.
- Genus
- Quercus
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 720 counties across 25 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Low
- Shade
- High
- Moisture use
- High
- Fire
- Medium
- Salinity
- Low
- Anaerobic
- Medium
- CaCO₃
- Low
- Hedging
- Medium
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -33 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 120 min.
- Precipitation
- 32–60 in/yr
- pH range
- 4.5–6.5
- Root depth
- 30 in min.
- Fertility need
- Medium
- Soil texture
- medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Colonizing
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Lifespan
- Moderate
- Mature height
- 100 ft
- Height @ 20 y
- 40 ft
- Foliage texture
- Medium
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Dense
- Porosity (winter)
- Moderate
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Fruit colour
- Brown
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Spring
- Seed abundance
- Medium
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- Yes
- Seeds / lb
- 410
- Propagation
- seed, bare root, container
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- Yes
- Browse palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- No
- Lumber
- Yes
- Fuelwood
- High
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 720 counties across 25 states/territories.
Arkansas view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Baxter 05005
- Boone 05009
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Crittenden 05035
- Cross 05037
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Greene 05055
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jackson 05067
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lawrence 05075
- Lee 05077
- Logan 05083
- Lonoke 05085
- Mississippi 05093
- Perry 05105
- Phillips 05107
- Poinsett 05111
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Sebastian 05131
- Sharp 05135
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Van Buren 05141
- White 05145
- Woodruff 05147
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 79 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Kankakee 17091
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- Lawrence 17101
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Union 17181
- Wabash 17185
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 64 N ▾
- Adams 18001
- Bartholomew 18005
- Blackford 18009
- Boone 18011
- Brown 18013
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Decatur 18031
- Dubois 18037
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Fulton 18049
- Gibson 18051
- Greene 18055
- Hamilton 18057
- Hancock 18059
- Harrison 18061
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Martin 18101
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Orange 18117
- Perry 18123
- Pike 18125
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Pulaski 18131
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Sullivan 18153
- Switzerland 18155
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warrick 18173
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
Kansas view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Coffey 20031
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Franklin 20059
- Greenwood 20073
- Jackson 20085
- Labette 20099
- Linn 20107
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Neosho 20133
- Ottawa 20143
- Shawnee 20177
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
Kentucky view state ↗ 74 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Anderson 21005
- Ballard 21007
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Boone 21015
- Bracken 21023
- Breathitt 21025
- Bullitt 21029
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carroll 21041
- Carter 21043
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clinton 21053
- Crittenden 21055
- Edmonson 21061
- Fleming 21069
- Fulton 21075
- Gallatin 21077
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henderson 21101
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Hopkins 21107
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Johnson 21115
- Kenton 21117
- Larue 21123
- Laurel 21125
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Logan 21141
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Marion 21155
- Marshall 21157
- Mason 21161
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Metcalfe 21169
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Nelson 21179
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Owsley 21189
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Simpson 21213
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Trimble 21223
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Webster 21233
- Whitley 21235
Massachusetts view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 84 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Andrew 29003
- Audrain 29007
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Chariton 29041
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Daviess 29061
- DeKalb 29063
- Dent 29065
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Harrison 29081
- Henry 29083
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- Mercer 29129
- Mississippi 29133
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- New Madrid 29143
- Nodaway 29147
- Oregon 29149
- Ozark 29153
- Pemiscot 29155
- Pettis 29159
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Polk 29167
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Scotland 29199
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- Shelby 29205
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Sullivan 29211
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Wayne 29223
- Worth 29227
New Jersey view state ↗ 19 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 19 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 82 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Brown 39015
- Carroll 39019
- Champaign 39021
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Crawford 39033
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Defiance 39039
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Fayette 39047
- Franklin 39049
- Fulton 39051
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Greene 39057
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Hardin 39065
- Harrison 39067
- Henry 39069
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Logan 39091
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Madison 39097
- Mahoning 39099
- Marion 39101
- Medina 39103
- Meigs 39105
- Miami 39109
- Monroe 39111
- Montgomery 39113
- Morgan 39115
- Morrow 39117
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Ottawa 39123
- Paulding 39125
- Perry 39127
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Putnam 39137
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Seneca 39147
- Shelby 39149
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Union 39159
- Van Wert 39161
- Vinton 39163
- Warren 39165
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Williams 39171
- Wood 39173
- Wyandot 39175
Oklahoma view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Atoka 40005
- Bryan 40013
- Cherokee 40021
- Choctaw 40023
- Cleveland 40027
- Coal 40029
- Craig 40035
- Haskell 40061
- Kay 40071
- Latimer 40077
- Le Flore 40079
- Love 40085
- Mayes 40097
- McCurtain 40089
- McIntosh 40091
- Muskogee 40101
- Nowata 40105
- Okfuskee 40107
- Okmulgee 40111
- Ottawa 40115
- Pawnee 40117
- Payne 40119
- Pittsburg 40121
- Pushmataha 40127
- Rogers 40131
- Sequoyah 40135
- Tulsa 40143
- Wagoner 40145
- Washington 40147
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 44 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Huntingdon 42061
- Juniata 42067
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Union 42119
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Westmoreland 42129
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Bedford 47003
- Benton 47005
- Bledsoe 47007
- Campbell 47013
- Coffee 47031
- Davidson 47037
- DeKalb 47041
- Hardin 47071
- Haywood 47075
- Henry 47079
- Knox 47093
- Lake 47095
- Lincoln 47103
- Macon 47111
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Obion 47131
- Overton 47133
- Putnam 47141
- Robertson 47147
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Stewart 47161
- White 47185
Vermont view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 56 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Buckingham 51029
- Caroline 51033
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesterfield 51041
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Goochland 51075
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- James City 51095
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Rappahannock 51157
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Sussex 51183
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Berkeley 54003
- Cabell 54011
- Fayette 54019
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hancock 54029
- Hardy 54031
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Marion 54049
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Morgan 54065
- Nicholas 54067
- Ohio 54069
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Raleigh 54081
- Tyler 54095
- Wirt 54105
- Wood 54107
- Wyoming 54109
Wisconsin view state ↗ 4 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/QUPA2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/8313153 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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