On this edition of ID That Tree, meet a species of native Indiana oak from the broad red/black oak family, which is found in bottomlands and areas with imperfectly drained soil, the Pin Oak. This ...

In the fall, leaves change from medium green to a red to reddish brown color. One key characteristic of pin oak are the branches, which angle downward especially on the lower part of the tree. The pin ...

Our local forests have far fewer oak trees than were present in the 1800s and yet, of all our native trees, the oak tree is ...

All tree leaves have an outer layer called the epidermis, which can also be used in the identification process. This leaf "skin" always has a waxy cover called the cuticle and varies in thickness.