GLEBE TREES AND SHRUBS


Pin oak (Quercus palustris)

Full tree

Leaves

Bark

Photos taken at the little park, corner Bank St and Holmwood Ave. The inner bark is said to be orange, seen here. The tufts of hair on the underside are shown. Pin oak have bristled lobes, part of the red oak group.

Notes

Oaks are divided into red oaks and white oaks. Red oaks have bristle-tipped lobes, while white have rounded lobes or large regular teeth. Bur oak is a white oak.

Similar species

List of trees and shrubs with alternate, simple, untoothed leaves