Quercus palustris

"Pin oak" redirects here. For the northern pin oak, see Quercus ellipsoidalis. For the community, see Pin Oak, West Virginia.

Pin oak
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Quercus
Section: Quercus sect. Lobatae
Species:
Q. palustris
Binomial name
Quercus palustris
Synonyms[3]
  • Quercus palustris var. heterophylla Cockerell
  • Quercus rubra var. dissecta Lam.
  • Quercus rubra var. palustris (Münchh.) Kuntze

Quercus palustris, also called pin oak,[4] swamp oak, or Spanish oak,[5] is a tree in the red oak section (Quercus sect. Lobatae) of the genus Quercus. Pin oak is one of the most commonly used landscaping oaks in its native range due to its ease of transplant, relatively fast growth, and pollution tolerance.[6]

  1. ^ Wenzell, K.; Kenny L.; Jerome, D. (2017). "Quercus palustris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T194215A111279508.
  2. ^ Münchhausen, Otto von (1770). "Verzeichniß der Bäume und Stauden, welche in Deutschland fortkommen". Der Hausvater. Vol. 5. Hannover: Försters und Sohns Erben. pp. 253-254. Diagnosis in Latin, description in German in Teutonic script.
  3. ^ "Quercus palustris". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  4. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  5. ^ "Quercus palustris". North Carolina Extension Gardener. NC State University. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference USDA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).