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Definition of Northern pin oak
1. Noun. Small to medium deciduous oak of east central North America; leaves have sharply pointed lobes.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Northern Pin Oak
Literary usage of Northern pin oak
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Geography of Illinois by Douglas Clay Ridgley (1921)
"northern pin oak. Hill's oak. Black oak 50. Blackjack. Jack oak 51. Shingle oak.
Laurel oak. Jack oak. Water oak. Pin oak 52. Lea oak 53. Willow oak 54. ..."
2. Country Acres: A Guide to Buying and Managing Rural Property by Lowell L. Klessig (1999)
"Because of oak's slow growth, high-quality logs are relatively scarce. Scrub oaks:
The northern pin oak, also known as the jack oak or scrub oak ..."
3. Michigan Trees: A Handbook of the Native and Most Important Introduced Species by Charles Herbert Otis (1913)
"northern pin oak. Black Oak Quercus ellipsoidalis, BJ Hill. HABIT.—A. tree 50-60
feet high, with a short trunk 2-3 feet in diameter; forming a rather narrow ..."
4. A Naturalist in the Great Lakes Region by Elliot Rowland Downing (1922)
"Leaves and acorns of the oaks: a, red oak (Quercus rubra); b, pin or swamp oak (Q.
palustris); c, northern pin oak (Q. ellipsoidalis); d, scarlet oak (Q. ..."
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