VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Quercus ellipsoidalis | Northern Pin Oak 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
Like several other oaks, northern pin oak can be used to make furniture,
flooring, and interior finishing.


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
Northern pin oak acorns provide food for a variety of wildlife species
including gray squirrels, white-tailed deer, and blue jays [11,17].
Wood ducks, eastern kingbirds, and the federally endangered Kirtland's
warbler utilize trunk cavities of northern pin oak as nesting sites
[13,15,22].


PALATABILITY : 
NO-ENTRY


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
Northern pin oak is useful for rehabilitating disturbed sites.  It has a
deep root system, xeromorphic leaves, low water potential thershold for
stomatal closure, and the ability to adjust osmotically.  Northern pin
oak can maintain high rates of photosynthesis during drought and
survives on nutrient-poor soils [2,4].


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
NO-ENTRY


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Depending on the manager's objectives, a number of silvicultural methods
are appropriate for the regeneration of northern pin oak.  Clearcutting
is a good method to use if advanced reproduction is adequate to replace
the harvested stand.  The shelterwood system should be used if advanced
reproduction is inadequate [28].

Northern pin oak is susceptible to oak wilt caused by the fungus
Ceratocystis fagacearum.  The disease is spread from tree to tree
through root grafts and by sap-feeding beetles (Nitidulidae spp.)
[7,29].

Related categories for Species: Quercus ellipsoidalis | Northern Pin Oak