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Quercus palustris, Linn. Pin Oak. Fig. 3307. Tree, to 80, occasionally 120 ft., with rather short spreading branches, forming a symmetrical pyramidal head, becoming irregular and oblong in older trees: lvs. deeply pinnatifid, sometimes almost to the midrib; lobes 5-7, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, toothed, separated by wide sinuses, bright green above, light green oblong -lanceolate toothed separated by wide sinuses bright green above light green beneath, with axillary tufts of hairs, 3-5 in. long: fr. short-stalked; acorn subglobose or ovoid, 1/3—1/2in. long, embraced about one-third or more by the cup. Mass., to Del., west to Wis.and Ark. S.S. 8:422, 423. Em. 1:167. A.G. 17:213. Gng. 3:129. Mn. 2:155; 6:27. F.E. 28:223. G.W. 5, p. 13.—Handsome trees, especially when young; often used for avenues; grows rapidly and prefers somewhat moist soil; foliage bright red in autumn. The tree is fibrous-rooted and transplants well. Hybrids of this with the preceding species and with Q. Phellos have been observed in cult.
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:''There is also the community of [[Pin Oak, West Virginia]], USA.''
:''There is also the community of [[Pin Oak, West Virginia]], USA.''
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