Trees from a distance

[tomthetreeman]

How about Q. coccinea?

 

[banjo]

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I got one a couple of weeks back so heres a new one on me. Happy Easter.

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Hey Tom, guess what I thought when I saw this.

 

[banjo]

Scarlet oak

 

[tomthetreeman]

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I got one a couple of weeks back so heres a new one on me. Happy Easter.

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Hey Tom, guess what I thought when I saw this.

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Not sure... *?*

PS I already said Scarlet Oak (Q. coccinea).

 

[banjo]

The attachment didn't show up. It was the bare root kousa.

Whatever, I said scarlet oak.........fancy pants.

 

[robinia]

Quercus phellos?

 

[tomthetreeman]

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Whatever, I said scarlet oak.........fancy pants.

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...Which I already said, so your guess is moot, sucka.

 

[Waldo]

so who is right?

 

[banjo]

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so who is right?

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me

 

[climbncut]

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so who is right?

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Neither!

 

[climbncut]

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Quercus phellos?

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This is the closest guess so far.

 

[MattyD]

Quercus acutissima

 

[tomthetreeman]

Quercus imbricaria (Shingle Oak, Banjo).

 

[banjo]

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Quercus imbricaria (Shingle Oak, Banjo).

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bah humbug, I just call them all "tree".

 

[climbncut]

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Quercus imbricaria (Shingle Oak, Banjo).

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Getting close!

 

[climbncut]

Is putting a red oak on here w/o leaves considered cheating?

 

[tomthetreeman]

Shumard Oak, Q. shumardii, final answer!

 

[climbncut]

You're back tracking Tom!


Leaf: Alternate, simple, entire margins, occasionally with shallow lobes, widest near the middle, 3 to 5 inches long, 1 to 1 1/2 inches wide, thick and persistent, shiny above, pale and smooth below.
Flower: Male flowers are yellow-green long catkins (1 1/2 to 3 inches long), females are green to reddish, very small spike in leaf axils, appearing with the leaves.
Fruit: Acorn, 1/2 to 2/3 inch long, nearly round, dark brown and striated, cap is usually shallow but may cover up to 1/3 of acorn, cap has tight reddish brown scales.
Twig: Slender, light reddish brown, hairless, buds are sharp pointed reddish brown and clustered at twig ends.
Bark: Dark brown and initially smooth, it later develops shallow fissures with flat, rough ridges.
Form: Medium size tree to 60 feet, straight trunk, 1 to 3 feet in diameter, rounded crown.

 

[robinia]

Quercus laurifolia.

 

[tomthetreeman]

Rob, I think you're right. I saw these in Arkansas for the first time in December. Looks just like a Willow Oak, but the leaves have a slight lobe. Darn, forgot all about it until you just posted that!