Well it is not Overcup Oak. Could be Swamp White Oak though, looks like drawings in books I've seen and White Oak does hybridize. I have also seen some european oaks with similar leaves that were planted up north. I bet someone on the list will come up with an answer.
On Jun 15, 11:14 pm, Barry Caselli <[email protected]> wrote: > Will again, > To go along with my last response, I photographed all the leaves in my oak > leaf collection that are from the trees in question, and attached the photos > to this message. The leaves in DSC01039 are from the tree here, and the > leaves in DSC01040 are from the tree at work. They appear to be virtually > identical. But as yet I can't identify the species. If memory serves, the > bark is similar to that of white oak. I can go into the woods and look for > sure tomorrow if need be. But these are the leaves anyway. > Thanks, > Barry > P.S.- I also have a bunch of leaves I collected a couple years ago at Aetna > Furnace, which I also can't identify. I will photograph and post them > tomorrow. > > --- On Mon, 6/15/09, Will Fell <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Will Fell <[email protected]> > Subject: [ENTS] Re: oaks survey question > To: "ENTSTrees" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, June 15, 2009, 12:16 PM > > Barry > > Could your lobed white oak be Overcup Oak? It has very large > distinctive acorns or maybe it is swamp white oak. I have never seen > one, but understand the leaves are somewhat like overcup oak. Swamp > Chestnut Oak leaves are unlobed and almost identical to Chestnut Oak, > it just has white oak bark and large sweet acorns. > > On Jun 14, 7:05 pm, Barry Caselli <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > ENTS, > > I've been thinking about asking this question for a few days now. I think > > it would be interesting to read everyone's answers. > > Here it is: > > What species of oak are native to your area- the general area in which you > > live and work? I'm not really concerned with planted varieties, just the > > native trees. I love oak trees, so I'm really interested in people's > > answers. > > > > Here's my answer (which I've given a couple times in other posts): > > My area is the New Jersey Pine Barrens, and the oaks are: > > > > White Oak, Quercus alba > > Post-Oak, Quercus stellata > > Chestnut-Oak, Quercus prinus > > Black Oak, Quercus velutina > > Scarlet Oak, Quercus coccinea > > Spanish Oak, Quercus falcata > > Black-jack Oak, Quercus marilandica > > Willow Oak, Quercus phellos (not listed in Pine Barrens field guide) > > > > Willow Oak can be found in many places, though it's not as widespread as > > the others. Half the species on that list can be found right here on our > > property. > > We also have an oak on the property that has leaves similar to those of > > White Oak, but with many lobes, as if it's a lobed version of Chestnut-oak. > > Could it be Swamp Chestnut Oak? Or maybe some naturally occurring hybrid? > > > > Also there are two oaks that are shrubs: > > > > Scrub-Oak, Quercus ilicifolia > > Dwarf Chestnut-oak, Quercus prinoides > > > > Yesterday I found a new location for Dwarf Chestnut-oak, only about 6 miles > > from here. It is quite uncommon compared to Scrub Oak. > > > > I used my pine barrens field guide to get all the correct spellings, and > > for some reason a few of the names are hyphenated, which I didn't know, > > previously. > > Thanks, > > Barry > > > > DSC01039.JPG > 200KViewDownload > > DSC01040.JPG > 231KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
