wood ID request
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You trimmed it off an Oak tree but you're not sure what kind of wood it is?
Burr Oak..
I agree with Burr Oak. 2nd pic looks like Burr to me. Definitely the white oak group too...
That's White Oak.
Burr Oak leaf has less pronounced lobes.
Good burning firewood.
Burr Oak leaf has less pronounced lobes.
Good burning firewood.
Maybe, but take a look at this pic. The second original pic here shows a leaf narrower at the base, such as burr oak would have.
https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/tree-shrub/bur-oak
Either way, it's good firewood!
USMC615
Wood's Tougher Than Woodpecker Lips...
...agree. Good burning wood. Acorns are like candy to deer. Hogs as well.
I totally forgot about the acorns.
The Deer do love them (we have lots of White Tailed deer here). No wild hogs here but our squirrels (black, grey and red) love them and so do our Eastern Chipmunks.
I have five large Red Oak trees on my property and the chippies bury so many of those acorns that I find lots of them germinated and growing this time of year. Usually in the mulch in our gardens so they have to be pulled out.
The Deer do love them (we have lots of White Tailed deer here). No wild hogs here but our squirrels (black, grey and red) love them and so do our Eastern Chipmunks.
I have five large Red Oak trees on my property and the chippies bury so many of those acorns that I find lots of them germinated and growing this time of year. Usually in the mulch in our gardens so they have to be pulled out.
I got looking at the two pics and some leaves do look like Burr Oak and some White Oak actually .
The acorns will tell the mystery of the Oaks for sure.
mallardman
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White oak and burr oak will cross so it could be a hybrid. Just to add further fun to the ID process.
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I think a bark pic of the main trunk or a distance pic of the main tree would solve the question. Burr oaks are usually pretty distinct from a distance
The pic of the whole tree will have to wait for a couple days. The pic of the trunk 'bark' will be a little deceiving. As a young kid, someone used a hatchet to remove a large portion of bark. I guess we're all lucky this tree has lived as long as it has. I'll get a pic posted as soon as possible. Thanks .
Bur Oak... plain and simple.
Leaves can fool ya' depending on what part of the tree they were growin'... especially early season leaves.
But the color of the heartwood, the thickness of the bark, and the remains of those "brushy" clumps of leaves on the branch...
Bur Oak... plain and simple.
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Leaves can fool ya' depending on what part of the tree they were growin'... especially early season leaves.
But the color of the heartwood, the thickness of the bark, and the remains of those "brushy" clumps of leaves on the branch...
Bur Oak... plain and simple.
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Looks like Bur Oak. The young leaves can fool you.
USMC615
Wood's Tougher Than Woodpecker Lips...
...after looking at several pics online, hard to argue with it not being burr oak. Awful close to a white oak. Acorns seem huge on that species as well.
Ron660
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Not white oak
