Pin Oak Tree. Pin oak is an illinois native and has been widely planted in landscapes for many years. It is better placed in locations where the lower branches will not be a nuisance.
The wood of the tree is heavy and quite dense. Pin oak's roots are shallow, and the tree transplants easily. The pin oak tree is a tree in farmville. It tolerates drought, poor soils and is easy to transplant.
The tree has the unique quality of self pruning.
Common types of oak trees (with bark photos for identification). The wood of the tree is heavy and quite dense. Lower limbs droop, middle limbs are horizontal, and top limbs slant upward. They're big, beautiful, useful, and can live for hundreds of years.
