Species profile
Pin Oak
Quercus palustris
2,135 on Toronto's streets — 0.31% of the city's catalogued canopy.
🍁 Fall colour Oct 20 – Nov 10: deep red, holds leaves through winter (marcescent)
Quercus palustris, also called pin oak, swamp oak, or swamp Spanish oak, is a tree in the red oak section of the genus Quercus. Pin oak is one of the most commonly used landscaping oaks in its native range due to its ease of transplant, relatively fast growth, and pollution tolerance.
Where they cluster
| Neighbourhood | Trees |
|---|---|
| New Toronto | 68 |
| Milliken | 63 |
| West Humber-Clairville | 56 |
| Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown | 47 |
| Morningside Heights | 44 |
| York University Heights | 43 |
| Stonegate-Queensway | 43 |
| Clairlea-Birchmount | 41 |