What is this tree?

[jay]

READ THIS FIRST: THIS TREE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND CONFIRMED. IT IS A LAUREL OAK Quercus laurifolia Michx.

 

[jay]

I still need help ID'ing this tree.

 

[treeseer]

Quercus phellos, willow oak?

The trunk flare is not evident; dig away the soil and mulch until you see the first root.

Is it better to attach pics, to avoid trouble for dialuppers?

 

[jimmyq]

might be a little more than 49 minutes before someone ID's this tree for you, give it a day or two before you get too impatient.

 

[jay]

What about the possibility of it being a Live Oak?

 

[JamesTX]

Leaves look too long for a live oak.

 

[jay]

Ok, can I assume it is an Oak of some kind though?

 

[vharrison2]

More pics please

 

[texasnative]

Definitely not a live oak. I can say without a doubt that it is Quercus phellos or perhaps Quercus phellos x Quercus nigra. They do interbreed often. That is willow oak and water oak.

 

[pmuscato]

Could be Laurel also Quercus luarifolia. Laurel Oak

 

[jay]

Here are some more pics

 

[texasnative]

Nah, not a laurel oak. Bark is too light. Foliage is too light.

 

[jay]

Texasnative, can you give me a good guestimate on what it is. I keep leaning towards "live oak" or some type of oak.

 

[JamesTX]

I think everyone agrees that it's an oak of some sort, just not a live oak.

The leaves look like the water oak across the street from me. THe structure of the tree doesn't seem like a live oak eaither - too tall and straight.

 

[Elmore]

My guess is Quercus nigra, Water oak. Immature leaves resemble Quercus phellos, Willow Oak, but are a bit broader. Both the species phellos and nigra are considered "water oaks". As time passes and the tree matures the leaves on mature wood should produce long spatulate leaves...that is if it is the species nigra.
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/qnigra.htm

<img src="http://rnrstreamer.lsu.edu/ecosystems/webtour/species/wateroak/images/QUEni31%20_web.jpg"width=500>

 

[treeseer]

I keep leaning towards "live oak" or some type of oak.

Jay, you might lean yourself out to the Maclay gardens to learn about trees. Showing pictures to people 1000 miles away from you cannot be as instructive as seeing them labeled in reality. Next best idea would be to connect w the cty ag ext ofc; put your tax$to work.

Taht said, the form and ;leaf look more like laurifolia

Elmore, I've never seen a nigra with a narrow leaf like that. They are variable but not that variable

 

[jay]

Elmore, thanks for your information. I thought that it might be a water oak also, but it doesn't have the traditional style leaves I see on my other "water oaks."

Elmore, is there anything else in particular that I can look for to determine what type of oak this is?

 

[vharrison2]

Elmore, that is what I thought! Said it to our arborist yesterday. He said...more pics.

 

[pmuscato]

I still like Quercus laurifolia myself. I can't believe I'm going against the tree ID/grower master Mr. Elmore

 

[treeseer]

I still like Quercus laurifolia myself. I can't believe I'm going against the tree ID/grower master Mr. Elmore

If it ain't a ginkgo or a A. palmatum he's just another bozo on the bus. :umpkin: Just messin witcha brad.