Northern Pin Oak

(Jack Oak, Hill’s Oak)                    

Quercus Ellipsoidalis

A large, attractive, shade tree native to north eastern USA. Rarely planted in New Brunswick. Similar to the Scarlet Oak and Pin Oak. It puts on an excellent display of red foliage in the fall. Attractive glossy, dark-green, bristle-tipped, lobed leaves with deep sinuses. Acorns provide valuable food for local wildlife. Trees have both male and female flowers on the same tree and are wind pollinated. Yields better seed crops when more than one tree is present through cross pollination. Can produce hybrid seeds if planted near other oak species from the red oak group. Very similar to the Pin Oak but occurs on more upland sites where the soil is drier and less nutritious. Prune in late winter or early spring to avoid transmission of pathogens.