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Help ID this oak...please
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zaraspook04
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blood on the ground...nailed it!!!!
Hooty Hoot
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It is a Durand Oak.
southernman13
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Definitely haven't seen an oak w bark like that.
After seeing the last pics, I'm pretty sure it's swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor.)
Hooty Hoot
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I know that you know your stuff but I'm going to have to disagree on this one. Google Durand oak and look at the leaf and bark structure. Also read what it is also known as and why.
Forest Grump
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I'm not sure you weren't on track with the sand post oak...(maybe a hybrid?). Sand post oak tends to have a lot of the acorn overcupped, & because it stays small it could explain why this one has acorns on a small tree. I assumed it was producing at a young age, but it could well be a dwarf tree.
That bark is weird though.
Forest Grump
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When I suggested propagating it, I didn't mean grafting or cloning (any plant can be cloned in the lab with asexual technique); I really intended to convey keeping it & planting the acorns to grow more trees instead of cutting it down. If it is a hybrid you might never get another like it, it could even be infertile. I have never tried to graft an oak, but I suspect if it worked there'd be a bunch of folks using it. Sorry for any confusion.
Would like to see those acorns later... if they stay overcupped, cut it if your primary goal is wildlife.
I know that you know your stuff but I'm going to have to disagree on this one. Google Durand oak and look at the leaf and bark structure. Also read what it is also known as and why.
It's certainly possible, but I'm not convinced. If so, that's listed as a rare tree in Georgia, particularly that area of Georgia. On the other hand, there are a lot of trees down that way in the deeper south that I am not familiar with at all, like I am with the ones in my area.
I wouldn't be surprised if it's a hybrid, either.
It's very hard to id obscure trees 100% from a couple pictures. We would have to key it out to know for sure.
joepuppy
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I'm going with the Durand Oak as well. It is in the white oak family, and the champion tree for the USA is in Georgia. It's rare to have acorns at that age for any white oak variety.
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