pin oak
noun
: a pyramidally crowned deciduous oak (Quercus palustris) especially of wet regions of the eastern U.S. that has deeply cleft toothed leaves and rather small nearly hemispherical acorns
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According to WebMD, a single large pin oak tree can rain down up to 400,000 oak leaf itch mites per day.
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Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 1 July 2025
As a result, what was originally a course built on farmland was crowded with crab apples, flowering cherries, blue spruces and loads and loads of pin oaks.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Sternberg also likes pin oak (Quercus palustris) and nuttall oak (Quercus nuttallii/aka Quercus texana) for seasonally wet areas.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2024
The species commonly feeds on the larvae of a midge, or a fly, that forms galls on the edges of pin oak leaves, according to the University of Maryland Extension.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
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Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 1 July 2025
As a result, what was originally a course built on farmland was crowded with crab apples, flowering cherries, blue spruces and loads and loads of pin oaks.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Sternberg also likes pin oak (Quercus palustris) and nuttall oak (Quercus nuttallii/aka Quercus texana) for seasonally wet areas.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2024
The species commonly feeds on the larvae of a midge, or a fly, that forms galls on the edges of pin oak leaves, according to the University of Maryland Extension.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Pin oak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pin%20oak. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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