![]() They’re fast growers and prefer clayey soil and bright sun.Pin Oak trees can be easily distinguished due to the oval shape of their canopy.Pin oak is also commonly called swamp Spanish oak due to its tolerance to wet soil. It is a popular landscape Oak due to its easy transplant and pollution tolerance. Pin Oak, scientific name: Quercus palustris, is an Oak of the Red Oak tree category.They’re also present in Southern Europe and South Asia. This evergreen foliage of the Quercus Genus is common in North America, especially in the warmer area along the Atlantic coast from southeast Virginia to Florida, west along the Gulf Coast to Louisiana and Mexico, and across the southwest to California.As depicted by the name, these Oaks remain evergreen/live even when other Oak trees become leafless during the winter season.Live Oak trees keep their leaves until they die. The Live Oak trees, also known as Evergreen Oak trees are a group of Oaks that do not shed their leaves throughout the year, that is, always remain alive.Chinkapin, Post Oak, Bur Oak, White Oak, etc. Willow Oak, Black Oak, Water Oak, Pin Oak, Northern Red Oak, etc. Acorns take two years to reach maturity.Leaves have pointed lobes tipped with tiny bristles.Overall, the 600 species of Oaks are categorized into two main types, that is, Red Oak trees and White Oak trees. There are 30 different types of Oak trees found all over the world. ![]() Oaks produces both male ( androecium) and female part ( gynoecium) of the flower, also known as Bisexual or perfect flowers.The average life span of Oak trees is 200 years while some species survive up to a thousand years.Oak trees are deciduous but few are evergreen, for example, Live Oak trees.Tannic acids in the acorn protect the Oak trees from fungi and insects. Young acorns contain Tannic acid which is toxic for cattle and can cause stomach ulcers and kidney failure. Each acorn takes 6 to 18 months to mature. Oak trees produce acorns from the age of 20 to 50 years. ![]()
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