| I've always enjoyed the stature, color and habit of the Pin Oak. With a mature height sometimes reaching to 100' and fall color ranging from tuscan red to carmine, the venerability of this large shade tree is without question. It's uppermost branches reach toward the sky, middle branches with their greater heft extend straight out and the lowest branches arch gracefully downward, weight and age pulling them toward the earth.
As with some other plants, Pin Oaks grown locally have a better opportunity to thrive than those grown in locations with a very different climate and soil conditions. Grown in acidic soils in a warmer hardiness zone then moved to a colder region with alkaline (high pH) soils, this tree may experience serious chlorosis problems and general lack of vigor. Treatment that includes inserting iron caplets into holes drilled into the tree is effective. The Pin Oak gets it's name from the short, narrow branches that protrude from the trunk.
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