Botanical Name: Quercus palustris
Common Name: Pin Oak

 

Use: Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Deciduous
Plant Type : Tree
Flower Colour :  
Foliage Colour : Green changing to red in autumn
Best Season : Late summer to autumn
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :  
Height (m) :  15
Spread (m) : 9
    
Notes: The pin oak makes a fine garden tree, provided it can be given enough space. It’s ideal for a large garden and should be planted as a specimen tree or focal point rather than as a background tree. The deeply divided, bright green leaves turn a vivid red in autumn, especially in cold areas.

 

This adaptable tree grows best in areas which have cold to very cold winters and a high summer rainfall, but it can be grown in drier regions, as well as in the winter-rainfall areas. It is not suited to hot, humid conditions or to the very dry, in­land regions.

 

Plant in deep, rich soil, in an open, sunny space, which will allow the tree ample room to develop. It will need pro­tection from strong winds, or these will spoil its shape. Keep well watered until estab­lished, especially in drier regions.