Literature has been reviewed and compiled the scattered informations. There are over 400 species of Oaks which are distributed in the moist and dry temperate forests of the world. Six species namely Quercus baloot, Q. dilatata, Q. glauca, Q. incana, Q. rubra and Q. semicarpifolia are found in temperate and sub-tropical forests of Pakistan. The key character, brief description, distribution, ecology and uses of these species are discussed.