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This might sound a bit obvious, so forgive if I sound patronizing. Where you picked the acorn up from, look at the tree above, you may have to wait until it leafs, but that won't be long now, a mature tree will probably be easier to identify. Would I be right in thinking New York has a lot of introduced trees in park land etc, so it may not be an endemic species. Also if you can remember what the acorn looked like, this is a very good way of identifying oak, the shape and cup the acorn sits in varies a lot. Google acorns, like I did with oak leaves.

1-Apr-2008	#9
NJF Tree Hugger Join Date: Feb-2008 Location: East Midlands Country: United Kingdom (England) USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 100	This might sound a bit obvious, so forgive if I sound patronizing. Where you picked the acorn up from, look at the tree above, you may have to wait until it leafs, but that won't be long now, a mature tree will probably be easier to identify. Would I be right in thinking New York has a lot of introduced trees in park land etc, so it may not be an endemic species. Also if you can remember what the acorn looked like, this is a very good way of identifying oak, the shape and cup the acorn sits in varies a lot. Google acorns, like I did with oak leaves. __________________ The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now.