- Type:
- Tree
- Light Exposure:
- Full Sun, Partial Sun
- Soil Moisture:
- Dry, Medium
- Height:
- Over 100 feet
- Project:
- Erosion Control, Restoration
- Bloom Color:
- Green, Red
- Bloom Months:
- May
- Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
- Moderate
- Salt Tolerance:
- Medium
- Stress Tolerance:
- Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
- Herbivore Sensitivity:
- Medium
- Behavior (Rate of Spread):
- 1
- Pollinator Value:
- Medium
- Benefit to Pollinators:
- Adult Food, Larval Food
- Pollinators:
- Bombus, Larval Host (Butterfly), Larval Host (Moth), Wind
- Counties:
- Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodgee, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbardard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kandiyohibec, Koochiching, Lake, Mahnomen, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, SCottonwood, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright
Notes/Description:
Northern Pin Oak grows to a smaller size than most native white oak species. Found in savannas and dry prarie edges, it is known for its tolerance of dry, sandy, and rocky soils.