Base of the leaf is truncated. Terminal buds are red-brown, ovoid, and smooth. Branches often at 90 degree angles to the trunk in the lower crown. Bark is gray and smooth, becoming shallowly fissured with age.
Pin oak is planted as a shade tree in Alabama.
Intolerant of shade. Click on photo to enlarge. All text and photographs are intended for educational purposes only and are not for commercial use in any form. 1999, all rights reserved. Photographs by Mike Hogan.