Pin Oak

Quercus palustris Münchh.

Beech family

Plant Type
Tree
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
75.0 feet
Flower Color
Yellow, Green, Brown
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Mid Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use High

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Bombus; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Host Acleris semipurpurana, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Anisota consularis, Anisota finlaysoni, Anisota oslari, Anisota peigleri, Anisota senatoria, Anisota stigma, Anisota virginiensis, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Archips cerasivorana, Archips fervidana, Argyrotaenia quercifoliana, Automeris cecrops pamina, Automeris io, Automeris io io, Automeris iris hesselorum, Automeris randa, Automeris zephyria, Bucculatrix domicola, Eacles imperialis, Eacles imperialis imperialis, Eacles imperialis pini, Ectoedemia heinrichi, Ectoedemia similella, Halysidota tessellaris, Hemileuca grotei diana, Hemileuca slosseri, Hyalophora cecropia, Limenitis arthemis arizonensis, Lophocampa caryae, Lymantria dispar, Lytrosis unitaria, Paranthrene pellucida, Paranthrene simulans, Pococera expandens, Stigmella altella, Stigmella flavipedella, Stigmella quercipulchella

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Ontario

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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