Pin Oak
Pollinator Value
- 🔑 Keystone
- Hosts 530+ species.
- 🐛 Larval Host
- Juvenal's Duskywing, Banded Hairstreak
- ❄️ Winter Food Source
- Yes — Smaller acorns for various wintering mammals.
Growing Conditions
- Sun
- Full Sun ☀️
- Moisture
- Dry 💧
- Bloom
- May
- Sociability
- S1 — Solitary / Individual
Ecology & Conservation
Proximity
- Proximity Score
ℹ
Our internally developed scale tracking proximity of historical species occurrence to our Eco-Region (8.1.8). 0 = hyper-local, 5 = off-continent.
- 3
- Native Status
- Outaouais: — · QC: — · ON: ✅
Native Occurrence
- Closest Native Direction
- West
- Eco-zone
ℹ
The closest historically occurring Eco-zone, mapped to the CEC values.
- Mixedwood Plains
- Eco-province
- Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
- Eco-region
- Erie Drift Plain
Rarity & Status
- Rarity Notes
- Apparently Secure (ON): Found in oak barrens.
- Rank QC
ℹ
In Quebec, the CDPNQ (Centre de données sur le patrimoine naturel du Québec) is the body that assigns these ranks using the NatureServe methodology.
Click here for more info → - SNA — Not Applicable
- Rank ON
ℹ
The S-rank (Subnational Rank) is a standardized tool used across Canada to measure the extinction risk of a species within a specific province or territory.
Click here for more info → - S4 — Apparently Secure
- Ecological Context
- Northern Pin Oak: Native to NW Ontario/Upper Midwest.
Edibility & Foraging
- Edible
- ✅ Edible
- Commonly Eaten
- ✅ Yes
- Notes
- Acorns (must leach tannins in water, then grind for flour).
Medicinal Properties
- Category
- Integumentary
- Notes
- Bark wash used for skin diseases.
△ Low Toxicity
High tannins cause digestive/kidney issues.
Provenance
- Seed Provenance
- Eastern Townships QC
- Seed Source
- Arboquebecium