What kind of Oak is this?

Pin Oak I think


Pin Oak

Looks like a Nutall to me



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How big are the acorns? And trees grow totally differently when in the open from the start. My guess is nut-all without seeing any acorns.

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Shumard

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FWIW there are two basic types red and white.

Whitetail deer prefer white oaks due to the lower tannin in their leaves and acorns making them less bitter and more palatable.


Reds and whites are easy to tell apart by their leaves. Reds have pointed multilobed leaves whites have rounded lobes.

That is a red oak. What specific species of red I do not know.




ETA: shumard is a red oak similar to nutall, always thought shumard was a white oak

Oh come on now.

He asked if anyone could identify it, wanted to know if the deer would like it, and is a hunter so could benefit from the knowledge.

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Nuttall vs. Shumard can be difficult.

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If growing in a wet area call it a Nutall. Nobody is gonna argue against you.

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Looks like a Nutall to me

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Definitely this. I had one at my last house, grows fast but is a little messy. Would plant again.

Nuttall oaks usually have between 5-7 lobes (points) on each leaf and never more than 9...Shumard usually has at least 15 lobes and can have up to the 25-30 range. Other than that they will both grow in the same areas tough nuttall can tolerate slightly wetter sites.

Quercus Texana vs Quercus Shumardii

dendro ftw

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If growing in a wet area call it a Nuttall. Nobody is gonna argue against you.

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Right, but here we are talking yards, and both are sold for yard trees. In fact, the only Shumards I ever see are in neighborhoods. One of my ex neighbors got more per pound for the akerns than pecans.