Pin Oak

Quercus palustris

Taxonomy

Division:: Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:: Fagaceae
Genus:: Quercus
Species:: Quercus palustris

Growth Characteristics

Life Cycle:: Perennial
Growth Habit:: Tree
Height:: More than 40 ft
Light Requirements:: Full Sun, Part Shade, Shade
Drought Tolerance:: High
Bloom Months:: mar, apr, may
Bloom Colors:: Yellow, Green, Brown

Native Range

United States: Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Canada: Ontario

Keystone Species Ranking

Caterpillar Keystone:: ★☆☆☆☆ Based on number of butterfly and moth species using this genus as host plant (Source: National Wildlife Federation)

Host Plant for Caterpillars

American Dagger Moth (Acronicta americana), Automeris randa, Automeris zephyria, Banded Tussock Moth (Halysidota tessellaris), Bucculatrix domicola, Cecropia moth (Hyalophora cecropia), Cecropis moth (Automeris cecrops), common lytrosis moth (Lytrosis unitaria), consular oakworm moth (Anisota consularis), Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidoides), Ectoedemia heinrichi, Ectoedemia similella, Finlayson's oakworm moth (Anisota finlaysoni), Grote's buck moth (Hemileuca grotei), Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar), Hickory Tussock Moth (Lophocampa caryae), Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis), Io moth (Automeris io), Iris eyed silkmoth (Automeris iris), oak leafroller moth (Argyrotaenia quercifoliana), Orange-tipped oakworm moth (Anisota senatoria), Oslar's oakworm moth (Anisota oslari), Paranthrene pellucida, Pink-striped oakworm moth (Anisota virginiensis), Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus), red oak clearwing borer (Paranthrene simulans), Scalloped sack-bearer (Lacosoma chiridota), Slosser's buckmoth (Hemileuca slosseri), spotted oakworm moth (Anisota stigma), Stigmella altella, Stigmella flavipedella, Stigmella quercipulchella, ugly-nest caterpillar moth (Archips cerasivorana), Yellownecked caterpillar (Datana ministra), Yellowstriped oakworm moth (Anisota peigleri), Red-spotted Purple (Basilarchia arthemis)

Soil Requirements

Soil Type:: rich, poorly-drained clay or loam
pH:: 4.5 - 6.5 (acidic to slightly acidic)
Drainage:: tolerates poor drainage
Moisture:: consistently moist
Notes:: Often found in wet bottomlands and floodplains

Germination Information

Pre-treatment: Seeds are sown in mid November with a mechanical seeder. Desired field density ranges from 81 to 160 seedlings/sq m (7.5 to 16/ sq ft).

Establishment: Seeds are purchased from local people who collect within a 50 mile radius of the nursery. Seeds are wild collected during fall months and are kept separated according to site, elevation and source. Seed sources are from south central Missouri.

Source: npn.rngr.net