The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was ... we take a look at the eighth of our featured oak varieties in Indiana, the Pin Oak or Quercus palustris. The leaves of ...

This week, we meet the persimmon or Diospyros virginiana, one of Indiana’s fruit producing trees. The alternately held leaves of persimmon are oval shaped with smooth margins, with no lobes or teeth.