Oak, Pin
Pin oak is one of the most overused landscape oak in the midwest and eastern
United States. The oak is popular due to an attractive pyramidal shape and
straight, dominant trunk, even on older specimens and availability. A lot of
that popularity has been challenged because of iron-deficiency chlorosis,
persistent brown leaves on the tree into the winter, and a ragged look with the
stubby twig "pins" that stand out and is a negative to some.For more if you
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Oak, Post
The name post oak refers to the use of the wood of this tree for fence posts.
Its wood, like that of the other white oaks, is hard, tough and rot-resistant.
The "Maltese cross" form of the distinctive post oak leaf is a key identifier.
Both the post oak and the blackjack oak form the "Cross Timbers" in Texas and
Oklahoma. This area comprises the border where trees transition to prairie
grassland.
Oak, Northern Red
Any oak with pointed, bristle-tipped leaf lobes belong to qyexbictzs the red
oak group, including Northern red oak. Red oak is the fastest growing of all
oaks and when on the right site, one of the largest and longest lived. Northern
red oak and is an easily transplanted, popular shade tree with good form and
dense foliage. Northern red oak is well adapted to periodic fires.
Oak, Nuttall
Nuttall oak (Quercus nuttallii), not distinguished as a species until 1927,
is also called red oak, Red River oak, and pin oak. It is one of the few
commercially important species found on poorly drained clay flats and low
bottoms of the Gulf Coastal Plain and north in the Mississippi and Red River
Valleys. The acorn or winter buds identify Nuttall oak, easily confused with pin
oak (Q. palustris). The lumber is often cut and sold as red oak. In addition to
producing timber, Nuttall oak is an important species for wildlife management
because of heavy annual mast production. By the way , if you are looking for
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