George- Chestnut oak has much more fissured and ridged bark, swamp white has similar bark and habitat but more remotely lobed foliage, chinkapin oak foliage is much narrower--I'm not sure what else it could be other than basket oak.
Steve On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 10:20 PM, George Fieo <[email protected]> wrote: > Steve, > > > > If that's correct then this tree is at it's northern most range here in > Southeast Pa. It is also growing near the top of a hill several hundred > feet above the nearest stream. I have seen this in other areas as well. I > thought they prefer to grow in flood plains. My information source was the > National Audubon Society Field Guide To Trees . Thanks for the quick > response. > > > > George > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Steve Galehouse > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 30, 2008 8:57 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [ENTS] Re: Chestnut Oak ? > > > > George- > > Looks like basket oak, > *Quercus michauxii* > > > Steve > > On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 8:24 PM, George Fieo <[email protected]> wrote: > > ENTS, > > > > My son and I were out measuring trees today and could use some help > identifying this oak tree. There were a few leaves still holding onto a > lower limb that look like a chestnut oak. I have attached a few pictures of > the leaf and bark. > > > > George > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org You are subscribed to the Google Groups "ENTSTrees" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
