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31-Mar-2008
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bonsaiTALK Journeyman
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ID Oak Species
Can anyone correctly Identify what species of oak this oak seedling is? The pictures are from last year in the summer and late fall. I am greatful for correct responses as you guys were helpful in identifying the species of a cutting in a previous thread I started. Once again thanks in advance to those who give the correct answer as I am new to the world of bonsai, thank you.
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31-Mar-2008
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Looks similiar to a white or english oak. Something more specific than a location of USA would possibly help narrow the search. Some oaks only reside in certain parts of our vast country.
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31-Mar-2008
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Tree Hugger
Join Date: Feb-2008
Location: East Midlands
Country: United Kingdom (England)
USDA Zone: 8
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Looks like, 'Sessile Oak' to me.
 Though it could be Pedunculate. It is sometimes a bit tricky with saplings. I've put some photos below so you can perhaps decide for your self. The sapling is Sessile. I crow both species from acorn my self and often get confused.
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31-Mar-2008
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Tree Hugger
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That would be 'grow' not 'crow'. I often also have trouble spelling, or is it my fat fingers on the key board. Yes I know the c is not next to the g, so how is this possible, who knows?
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31-Mar-2008
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Leaves are not pointy enough for PinOak
Here is a picture of the leaves on mine
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31-Mar-2008
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Tree Hugger
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You could well be right with pin oak, see the sapling below. The mature plant leaf however, is quite different. As I said before saplings can be a bit tricky
I D wise.
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31-Mar-2008
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bonsaiTALK Journeyman
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Some extra info on the oak tree. Last year it only grew 8 leaves. The leaves grow in 4's. It grew it's first ever leaves in 4, a month later a new shoot grew with 4 more leaves at opposite ends of eachother as the pictures indicate. The acorn it grew out of was small and to my knowledge looked strikingly similar to a pin oak acorn (but again I'm no expert whatsoever). I live in the borough of Queens in New York, near Manhattan for those who aren't too familiar. I hope this extra info helps you guys out more with identifying my tree. But at the same time, I don't know what the leaves will look like when they sprout this year. Maybe it is a pin oak, but then again it didn't really turn any colors. It just basically turned paper bag brown in the fall. But a couple of the leaves retained it's green color. The last leaf fell off the first week of Feb 2008. So I hope this helps in identifying my tree. Definitive answers are much appreciated.
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1-Apr-2008
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Tree Hugger
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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.
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1-Apr-2008
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bonsaiTALK Journeyman
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The neighborhood in which I live in contains oak trees. But there isn't an oak tree for blocks away from my house. I live on a very long block and all the trees on my block are ginkgos, sycamores, maples and beach trees (just naming the decidous trees here). There is a basic maple tree in front of my house. I am familiar with what different trees look like. I'm just not too familiar with the different species of oak. So whomever put the acorn on my property, be it some kind of bird or squirrel or whether it was in the soil that I bought from the flower shop , I wouldn't know. And no, I don't remember what the name brand of the soil was...that way I can't narrow down which other state it might have came from. I am clueless.
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