Large oak tree growing to the left of the east entrance to Marston Hall.
The pin oak is native
from New York to Kansas, south to Arkansas, eastern Texas and northern Florida.
It is found along the Mississippi River and its lower tributaries in
southeastern Iowa. The pin oak is a fast grower and is an excellent shade
tree. It has a broad, pyramidal crown, with a tall, tapering, usually unforked
trunk and is perhaps the most popular native oak used for landscaping in
Iowa. Fall color is variable from russet to bronze and brilliant red. Alkaline
soils can cause iron and manganese chlorosis leading to decline and death
of affected trees.
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