How to grow Pin Oak

Quercus palustris

Full Sun
Medium

How long does Pin Oak take to grow?

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Pin Oak Etymology

The botanical epithet is from the Latin palustris meaning “found growing in swampy places”

Pin Oak Folklore & Trivia

The pin oak is the only known foodplant of Bucculatrix domicola caterpillars.¹

The bark was used by some Native American tribes to make a drink for treatment of intestinal pain.¹

Other names for Pin Oak

Swamp Spanish oak

Footnotes

¹ Wikipedia: Pin Oak

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