Northern Pin Oak
Quercus ellipsoidalis
Northern pin oak thrives on dry, sandy, acidic soils of the upper Midwest, lighting up in deep red each fall. A tough, fast red oak for poor ground where many shade trees fail.
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 40–60 ft
- Spacing
- 30–45 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~557 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, WI