NAME THAT TREE! January Edition!

[Jon E]

My first thought was chestnut oak. It's related to white oak/in the white oak family, anyway, as the leaves have rounded lobes and not pointed.

If it's gona be firewood, it's gonna be good firewood.

 

[epicklein22]

The leaves aren't really "lobed" like an English Oak leaf, though. Thats why the tree has me stumped. I thought all oak leaves had more pronounced lobes than this one. It may not be a chestnut oak, but thats the closest I've seen so far...

Not an english oak. Some kind of white oak would be my guess. My 084 with a 40" bar would feel comfortable falling that tree. Or we could use the 075. Or the 056 super with a 28" bar. hahaha

 

[coog]

Why are you guys fighting this? It is a Swamp White Oak.

 

[Joshlaugh]

I think swamp white oak. Chestnut oak that I see have a thinner leaf and have more pointed ends.

 

[jcrenfrow]

are you nuts tom trees

LMFAO :monkey: the man of few words :yourock:
Looks like swamp white oak to me

 

[ropensaddle]

LMFAO :monkey: the man of few words :yourock:
Looks like swamp white oak to me

Are u nuts rope trees Quercus bicolor, could be it is the closest, I missed it last night

 

[jburlingham]

I vote for White Oak

 

[AIM]

I'm not gonna argue but bur oak gets my vote.

I'll admit I could vote swamp white just about as easily.

 

[PA Plumber]

Are u nuts rope trees Quercus bicolor, could be it is the closest, I missed it last night

sometimes plumber trees

 

[J.W Younger]

normally I would say some type of white oak but the op said deeply furrowed. Has anyone seen blackjack with leaves similar to that?

 

[Grace Tree]

I'm +1 for Swamp oak. Pretty sure it's not Chestnut or Bur. Might be a Raymond Burr oak or somthin'.
Phil

 

[ropensaddle]

Quercus bicolor

 

[larman]

firewood oak larry

 

[HittinSteel]

firewood oak larry

That's what I was thinking.

White firewood Oak. Cut it, Split it, Season it and Burn it. :greenchainsaw:

 

[trek5900]

are you nuts tom trees

there were a lot of nuts at walmart on long island november 28 at walmart

 

[warlock1944]

Oak Identification

From the land of big saws and little bars "could be any of several oaks" here is a link to a good oak identification chart along with habitat and other distinguishing features

http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/pages/compare-oaks.htm


Without knowing some other features I would guess swamp white oak or english oak. I have seen english oak leaves that look very similar. Let us know!

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Favorite saw is the one I am cutting with (all good)

 

[bigjake]

I can tell you the white oak test pick a big round up if your nads are on the
ground you got it .The heaviest wood i think i ever cut

 

[johnnylabguy]

Thanks for the informative link, Warlock!

After listening to all the arguments and looking at more pics I think I'm going to be cutting down one monster white oak, possibly a swamp white oak. Although its standing in the middle of a fairly dry field now it could've been a swamp over 100 years ago when it started growing. The leaves I have don't indent like the english oak pics I've come across but I only have a small sample of the leaves too.

Two other clues:
The branches of the tree have many small twiggy "branchlets" coming off them,too. Its going to be a chore limbing this thing!

The bark definately looks like a white oak when the branches get in the 8" diameter range. light colored segmented sections.

Thanks for all the feedback and I'll have to send all the winners a pic of your "prize"!

P.S. Anyone got a 4' chainsaw bar handy?

 

[johnnylabguy]

here's the prize!

"Sooo, Name That Tree! Winner gets the convertible AND the model standing beside it!"

Sorry, the convertible was stolen! But they left the model...she's all yours!