could be hybrid between buroak and related "chestnut" oaks like muhlenbergii, michauxii, etc. especially witin a park situation (where many oak species which are related but not normally in contact can cross unter cultivation) or could be just normal variation in idividuals within the buroak population which shows significant variation in both leaf and acorn characteristics within its natural range.

All along I was fine with the Photo ID after this election. If the GOP wanted to implement this they could have done it two years ago in 2010 when they took office, but they waited till months before to put severe limitations on it at first, and said there were just a few thousand when it turned out there were 3/4 of a million people and absolutely NO way to get them all to PennDot to stand in lines with people getting drivers licenses. Because IF these people had licenses they wouldn't need a photo ID,hence their need for someone to drive them to the nearest office which may be many miles away. Remember what made this odious was the head GOP legislator saying on video it was done to get PA for Romney. You think that's kosher? I'm okay with it for the 2014 election, but the guys who were gloating a few weeks ago may be sweating.

The Royal Poinciana, Is a beautiful tree, but hardly big enough to shade a largish house. I went to Yahoo images. I think that if I was in zone 10 I would plant one, but, if I had the room I would still choose a Live oak for shade. Maybe put the Flame tree on the western side. Maybe SW side. I know I am Live oak obsessed and living in the North east, where they don't grow. I'm trying to grow the most hardy Live oak there is here. I will be looking up on the internet about tropical trees because of this post, it's an interesting subject. I stayed with a friend for a week in the Florida keys (Big Pine Key) when she had been living there, but, I didn't see any trees that made me stop and say "wow, what a nice tree". The Norfolk Island pines were nice, and there were trees with giant long brown seed pods, that had leaves like Honey Locust trees, and large seed pods that were brown and about 2 ft long. I only got to see other peoples yards when we went shopping, and once when she showed me some of the island. I did see a few trees behind some of the stores that were nice looking, but, who knows what they were. We went to a botanical garden, I THINK it was on Key west. I loved the Madrone tree and Ironwood trees. The Ironwood looks like a Beech tree on hormones. I just realized that Irishrich, is the original poster, I thought that it was the original poster that nixed the Live oak tree idea. It was actually Dave in Nova. Irishrich Live oaks are popular because they grow wide and are great shade trees in the south. You may have enough room for more than one shade tree, but, Live oaks can get to shade 80 feet eventually. I would sow several Live oak acorns where you want a tree and keep the faster growing tree. I would go in late August to Sept and look for acorns. If you aren't sure about what a Live oak is google it and you will likely see lots of them around your area. I would guess you know what they are, though. Then you have your whole back yard to plant a fancy tree like a Royal Poinciana. I have about 2 acres, so I think a half acre in your front yard may be enough for you to plant a Live oak and another tree also, then a couple (maybe, depending on your back yard size) other trees. No disrespect Dave in Nova, but the OP may like a Live oak tree. Later guys

right now.. treesx are pulling down food.. to store in the roots.. for next year ... we use this process to apply killers.. to pull it down into the roots ... the process is mostly done.. by leaf fall ... so waiting to do it after.. may not give you the result you want .. it is applied to the green cambium layer ... drilling holes deep into the inert inside wood .. is not really going to accomplish much ... my point is.. more is not necessarily better .. apply it to the place it needs to be .... ken https://www.google.com/search?q=cambium+layer&biw=932&bih=745&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQsLLvtN_OAhXD2SYKHbreAA4Q_AUIBygC&dpr=0.9