- There is also the community of Pin Oak, West Virginia, USA. Pin Oak is an Unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U
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The Pin oak or Swamp Spanish oak (Quercus palustris) is an oak in the red oak section Quercus sect. Otto von Münchhausen (1716-1774 was a German Botanist. He was Chancellor of University of Göttingen and a correspondent of Linnaeus. The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of about 400 species of Trees and Shrubs in the Genus Quercus (from Latin This is an incomplete list of Quercus Species. The Genus contains about 400 species Lobatae.
Distribution
It is native to eastern North America, mainly in the eastern United States from Connecticut west to eastern Kansas, and south to Georgia across to eastern Oklahoma; it is also native in the extreme south of Ontario, Canada. The Eastern Half of The United States, the American East, or simply the East is traditionally defined as the states east of the Mississippi River. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Pin Oak is also well adapted to life in Australia (where it has been introduced) and is quite widespread across the Australian continent especially in the cooler southern States such as Victoria and New South Wales. There is also the community of Pin Oak West Virginia, USA The Pin oak or Swamp Spanish oak ( Quercus palustris) is an For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Is also well adapted to life in Argentina especially in the río de la Plata region. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. The Río de la Plata ( Spanish: " Silver River" &mdash which is often referred to in English-speaking countries as the River Plate
It is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 25-30 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter. Botany Autumn leaf color. See --> In Botany and Horticulture, deciduous Plants, including The crown is broad conic when young, with numerous small branches radiating out from a central leader. When older, some upper branches become quite large and the central leader is lost, while the lower branches gradually droop downwards.
The leaves are 5-16 cm long and 5-12 cm broad, lobed, with five or seven lobes, and deep sinuses between the lobes. In Botany, a leaf is an above-ground Plant organ specialized for Photosynthesis. Each lobe has 5-7 bristle-tipped teeth. The leaf is mostly hairless, except for a very characteristic tuft of pale orange-brown down on the lower surface where each lobe vein joins the central vein. The acorns, borne in a shallow cup, are hemispherical, 10-16 mm long and 9-15 mm broad, green maturing pale brown about 18 months after pollination; the kernel is very bitter. The acorn is the nut of the Oak tree (genera Quercus, Lithocarpus and Cyclobalanopsis, in the Pollination in angiosperms and Gymnosperms is the process that transfers pollen grains, which contain the male Gametes (sperm to where the female
It is not a long-lived tree, usually living only 90 to 120 years. It is naturally a wetland tree, and develops a shallow, fibrous root system, unlike many oaks, which have a strong, deep taproot when young. A wetland is an area of Land consisting of Soil that is Saturated with Moisture, such as a Swamp, Marsh, or Bog ROOT is an object-oriented program and library developed by CERN. The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of about 400 species of Trees and Shrubs in the Genus Quercus (from Latin It is confined to acidic soils, and does not tolerate limestone, and grows at low altitudes from sea level up to 350 m. In Computer science, ACID ( Atomicity Consistency Isolation Durability) is a set of properties that guarantee that Database transactions are Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 The specific name palustris means "of swamps". A swamp is a Wetland featuring temporary or permanent inundation of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water
A feature of Pin oak (shared by a few other oak species, and also some beeches and hornbeams) is the retention of leaves through the winter on juvenile tissue. For the babyfood see Beech-Nut. Beech ( Fagus) is a genus of ten Species of Deciduous Trees in the Plants in the genus Carpinus ( Cár-pi-nus) are commonly called Hornbeams. Young trees under 6 m (20 feet) will often be covered with leaves year-round, though the leaves die in the fall, remaining attached to the shoots until the new leaves appear in the spring. As with many other oak species, dead Pin oak branches will stay on the tree for many years. The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of about 400 species of Trees and Shrubs in the Genus Quercus (from Latin
Uses
The bark was used by some Native American tribes to make a drink for treatment of intestinal pain. For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States.
Pin oak is one of the most popular ornamental trees in the United States. Ornamental plants are typically grown in the flower Garden or as House plants Most commonly they are grown for the display of their Flowers Other common The fibrous root system makes it easy to transplant, and thereby cheap to propagate, compared to most other oaks. However, because the tree is adapted for wet, acid soils, it may suffer a condition called iron chlorosis, in which the foliage yellows, when planted in drier, alkaline, and iron-poor soils. Iron (ˈаɪɚn is a Chemical element with the symbol Fe (ferrum and Atomic number 26 The drooping lower branches can also be a problem, interfering with access for traffic and pedestrians.
The wood is generally marketed as red oak, but is of significantly inferior quality, being somewhat weaker, often with many small knots. Wood is hard fibrous lignified structural tissue produced as secondary Xylem in the stems of Woody plants notably trees but also shrubs Red oak may refer to Lobatae, a kind of oak tree Agkistrodon contortrix, a venomous snake species found in North
The name "pin oak" is possibly due to the many small, slender twigs, but may also be from the historical use of the hard wood for pins in wooden building construction (Harlow 1942).
The pin oak is the only known foodplant of Bucculatrix domicola caterpillars.
References and external links
- Flora of North America: Quercus palustris
- Quercus palustris images at bioimages.vanderbilt.edu
- Pin Oak Diagnostic photographs and information.
- Harlow, W. M. (1942). Trees of the Eastern and Central United States and Canada.
 Pin Oak crown showing radial symmetry |
 Pin oak form, with ascending upper branches and drooping lower branches |
 Detail of mature bark |
 Section through trunk, showing knots |
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