Pin Oak

Quercus palustris Münchh. - Beech family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 75.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Bombus; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Pin Oak: 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.