Need help identifying the oak trees in my yard
Frank Tello
7 years ago
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Evan S (zone 6, MA)
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I need help identifying this strange plant growing in my yard
Comments (6)For newcomers this site is actually pretty hard to navigate, edit, post and upload pictures. But since we are on the topic of Velvet Leaf and in light of the toilet paper madness because of covid19, I just gotta say.... If we ever DO have to worry about toilet paper shortages... (which is NOT at this time btw) I would just forage around for this plant! The leaves make an acceptable wipe (or so I heard)....See MoreI need help identifying this oak tree. Photo in Gallery.
Comments (4)The leaves look very similar to a lot of the Live Oaks (Quercus fusiformis) Sp? so often growing in Texas. If not that the other Oak I have rarely seen that looks similar to your description and posted leaf photos is the Q. ilex, which some web sites list as the Holm oak or evergreen oak. If your tree is not either one of those two oaks, I wonder if the tree you saw might be some form of naturalized cross between those two oaks...See MoreNeed Help Identifying Weed Invading My Yard!!
Comments (1)All that fluffy stuff is seeding new plants everywhere. Doesn't much matter what it is. Pull & discard before it seeds....See MoreWhat kind of Oak tree is in my yard?
Comments (15)It's not Black oak, it's either Scarlet Oak, Pin Oak, or Shumard Oak. My first guess would have been Pin Oak from the leaves. But some Shumard Oaks usually have that branch crown. Scarlet Oak usually has more dark colored and fissured bark, especially on branches and the leaves don't look as close to that IMO. So I think it's likely between Pin Oak and Shumard Oak. More likely Pin Oak because Shumard Oak usually has larger "bulk" at the top center of the leaf. Some Pin Oaks don't have great fall color and others can have great fall color. How big are the acorns? Pin Oaks have small acorns and Shumard Oak has large sized acorns....See Morepoaky1
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