Quercus palustris

Scientific Name: Quercus palustris
Common Name: pin oak
Global Conservation Status: G5 - Secure

The leaves of pin oak are long and thin, with long, pointed lobes, and deep sinuses. The lobes point out almost perpendicularly to the main vein, making the leaf like the shape of a cross. 
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