Oak
Pin Oak
Quercus palustris
$3.00per seedling
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Bulk pricing
Price per seedling based on total seedlings in your cart, across all species.
- 10–249 seedlings$3.00 / seedling
- 250–499 seedlings$2.50 / seedling
- 500–999 seedlings$2.00 / seedling
- 1,000–2,499 seedlings$1.75 / seedling
- 2,500–4,999 seedlings$1.50 / seedling
- 5,000+ seedlings$1.25 / seedling
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Quick facts
- Mature size
- — 60–70 ft tall · 25–40 ft wide
- Growth speed
- — Fast — more than 2 ft of new growth a year
- Sunlight
- — Full sun (6+ hrs direct sun)
- Soil
- — Average / moist · Wet / occasionally flooded
- Good for
- — Reforestation & timber · Wildlife food & habitat · Yard, shade & beauty · Streamside & wet areas
- Wildlife
- — Small acorns are a staple for wood ducks and mallards feeding in flooded bottoms.
About this species
Pin oak is a graceful native tree known for its distinctive branching structure, with lower limbs that angle downward, middle branches that grow horizontally, and upper branches that point upward, creating a pyramidal form. Its deeply lobed, glossy leaves turn shades of red and bronze in the fall, adding vibrant seasonal color to the landscape. Pin oak thrives in moist, acidic soils and is commonly found in bottomlands and along streams, though it also adapts well to many urban settings. It produces small acorns that serve as a food source for wildlife, while its strong form and fast growth make it a popular choice for parks, streetscapes, and large yards where a dependable and visually striking shade tree is desired.
Planting notes
Full sun; tolerates a range of soils. Acorns feed deer, turkey, and songbirds.