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Pin oak foliage and acorns
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Rosopsida Order: Fagales Family: Fagaceae Genus: Quercus Species: Q. palustris
Binomial name
Quercus palustris Muenchh.

The Pin oak (Quercus palustris) is an oak in the red oak section Quercus sect. Lobatae. It is mainly native to the eastern United States, from Connecticut west to eastern Kansas, and south to North Carolina across to eastern Oklahoma. It is also native in the extreme south of Ontario, Canada. Pin oak foliage and acorn - free use photo from [1] This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Hepaticophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants Adiantum pedatum (a fern... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Orders Basal eudicots Ranunculales Buxales Trochodendrales Proteales Gunnerales Berberidopsidales Dilleniales Caryophyllales Saxifragales Santalales Vitales Basal rosids Crossosomatales Geraniales Myrtales Eurosids I Zygophyllales Celastrales Malpighiales Oxalidales Fabales Rosales Cucurbitales Fagales Eurosids II Brassicales Malvales Sapindales Basal asterids Cornales Ericales Euasterids I Garryales Solanales Gentianales Lamiales Unplaced: Boraginaceae Euasterids II Aquifoliales Apiales... Families included in the Kew list: Fagaceae - Beech family   (including Nothofagaceae) Betulaceae - Birch family Corylaceae - Hazel family Ticodendraceae not included in the Kew list: Casuarinaceae - She-oak family Juglandaceae - Walnut family Rhoipteleaceae Myricaceae The Fagales are an order of flowering plants, including some of the best known trees. ... Genera Castanea - Chestnuts Castanopsis Chrysolepis - Golden chinkapin Colombobalanus Fagus - Beeches Formanodendron Lithocarpus - Stone oaks Nothofagus - Southern beeches Quercus - Oaks Trigonobalanus The family Fagaceae, or beech family, is characterized by alternate leaves with pinnate venation, flowers in the form of catkins, and fruit in the form of nuts, one to seven... Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus, and some related genera, notably Lithocarpus. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... Otto von Münchhausen (1716-1774) was a German botanist. ... Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus, and some related genera, notably Lithocarpus. ... // Genus Quercus Subgenus Quercus Typical oaks. ... State nickname: The Constitution State Other U.S. States Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Governor M. Jodi Rell (R) Senators Chris Dodd (D) Joe Lieberman (D) Official languages English Area 14,371 km² (48th)  - Land 12,559 km²  - Water 1,809 km² (12. ... State nickname: The Sunflower State Other U.S. States Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D) Senators {{{Senators}}} Official languages None Area 82,277 mi²; 213,096 km² (15th)  - Land 81,815 mi²; 211,900 km²  - Water 462 mi²; 1,196 km² (0. ... State nickname: Tar Heel State; Old North State Other U.S. States Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Governor Michael Easley (D) Senators Elizabeth Dole (R) Richard Burr (R) Official languages English Area 139,509 km² (28th)  - Land 126,256 km²  - Water 13,227 km² (9. ... Oklahoma is a South Central state of the United States (with strong Southern, Western, and Midwestern influences) and its U.S. postal abbreviation is OK; others abbreviate the states name Okla. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th) Land 917,741 km² Water 158,654 km² (14. ...

60-70 year old Pin Oak displaying fall coloration

It is naturally a wetland tree, and develops a shallow, fibrous root system, unlike many oaks, which have a strong, deep taproot when young. It is confined to acidic soils, and does not tolerate limestone. The specific name palustris means "of swamps". Image File history File links 60-70 year old Pin Oak (Quecus palustris) displaying fall colors File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links 60-70 year old Pin Oak (Quecus palustris) displaying fall colors File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ... a cow In vascular plants, the root is that organ of a plant body that typically lies below the surface of the soil (compare with stem). ... Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus, and some related genera, notably Lithocarpus. ... An acid (often represented by the generic formula AH) is typically a water-soluble, sour-tasting chemical compound. ... Limey shale overlaid by limestone. ... A freshwater swamp This article is about the wetland type (a landform). ...

The Pin oak 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 lower branches gradually die out. The name "pin" is due to the many small, slender twigs. The Pin oak is not a long-lived tree, usually living only 90 to 120 years. The leaves are 7-15 cm (2.75-6 in) long and 5-10 cm (2-4 in) broad, lobed, with five or seven lobes, and deep sinuses between the lobes. Each lobe has 5-7 bristle-tipped teeth. The leaf is mostly hairless, except for a very characteristic tuft of pale orange-brown down where each lobe vein joins the central vein. The acorns, borne in a shallow cup, are hemispherical, 10-14 mm (0.4-0.6 in) long, green maturing pale brown about 18 months after pollination; the kernel is very bitter. Jump to: navigation, search In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. ... ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, is the largest community organization of low and moderate-income families in the United States. ... Bumblebee and honeybee pollinating a sedum telephinum Pollination is an important step in the reproduction of seed plants: the transfer of pollen grains (male gametes) to the plant carpel, the structure that contains the ovule (female gamete). ...

Uses

Detail of mature bark

Pin oak is one of the most popular landscaping trees in the United States. The fibrous root system makes it easy to transplant. 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. The wood from this tree is generally marketed as Red oak, but is of significantly inferior quality, being somewhat weaker, often with many small knots. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x1077, 1067 KB)Closeup of bark on pin oak, marked tree at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School Image copyleft: Image taken by me, released under GFDL Pollinator 03:09, August 4, 2005 (UTC) ( ) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x1077, 1067 KB)Closeup of bark on pin oak, marked tree at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School Image copyleft: Image taken by me, released under GFDL Pollinator 03:09, August 4, 2005 (UTC) ( ) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current... Jump to: navigation, search General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ... A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood is the xylem tissue of woody plants, notably trees but also shrubs. ... Binomial name Quercus rubra L. The Northern red oak, Quercus rubra (Quercus borealis in some older references), is an oak in the red oak group (Quercus section Lobatae). ...