What kind of oak is this?
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What kind of Oak Tree is this?
Comments (9)I am gonna have to agree with Georgeinbandonoregon, It looks like my Red (Q. Rubra) or Q. Velutina (black oak). If your leaves are still as the picture shows, (GREEN and intact) if there is some small amount of fuzz under the leaves. just enough to feel when you rub the underleaf. It may be Q. Velutina. The Velutina (black oak) usually has crappy fall color compared to Red oak (Q. Rubra). But to tell you the truth, a tree I had long since ID'ed as Velutina has shown some reddish hues this fall. But, really we have only recently had a frost worth mentioning, last night actually. Trees that usually color intensly have been a big yawn, so far anyway. The Velutina is said to have some orange in the trunk color, but yours has "baby bark" and I'm assuming is not mature enough to help with the ID, unless someone knows something i don't....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 MoreWhat kind of oak? What should I get it as a boyfriend?
Comments (8)Oddly there aren't any oaks in the area that I know of, although on paper they should do great. The area used to be farmland, and the original developers planted mostly black pine and maple. The trees are mostly maple, locust, white pine, Norway Spruce, or trees with seeds delivered by small birds (eg. black cherry and eastern red cedar). No branches I can readily reach, due to this incident. I had been considering planting a Scarlet x Willow Oak Hybrid (Quercus coccinea x phellos) or buying a Red Oak seedlings from the NH state nursery. Interested in Scarlet Oak, but can't find a local source that sells them other then in bulk. (And I'm running out of room for bundles of ten or more trees)....See Morewhat kind of oak is this?
Comments (3)My 3rd generation floor guy took a few shavings and did a chemical test ... no guessing when you are running a business ... specially when he was matching existing floor and weaving new and old together....See Moreken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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