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Identification Clues:
This oak is symmetrical with a conical shape.
The leaves are finely chiseled and are smooth and shiny with a maroon fall
color. The leaves are simple, lobed, shiny dark green, with a bristle tip.
The pointed-tip leaves of this species distinguish it from the common native
species, bur oak, which has rounded-lobed leaves. The branches of the northern
pin oak often sweep down acting as a canopy. The flower is a yellow-green
catkin that droops in clusters. The northern pin oak has an acorn that
is red-brown in color, flattened, and dome-shaped. The acorn is enclosed
only at the base, in a thin, saucer-like cup.
Distribution:
The northern pin oak is an ornamental species
that is grown in the eastern United States. It is hardier, and better able
to survive in dry soils than its close relative the pin oak.
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