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Post by tailnbone on Jan 10, 2006 15:00:54 GMT -5
Could it be a scarlet? Heres another pic of a pin oak.
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Post by freedomrules3 on Jan 10, 2006 18:39:15 GMT -5
nuttall oak ...often confused with the pin-oak , keeps its acorns on till winter before they start falling. gotta be this one .
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Post by Twanger on Jan 10, 2006 20:09:45 GMT -5
Hey... I think you might be onto something tailnbone...
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Post by Twanger on Jan 11, 2006 10:10:58 GMT -5
Rick - Nuttall - Excellent thought too. Given that I was still finding them, along with fresh deer sign like they were hitting them. I read on a google hit that deer like them - but it is a red oak variety. Natural range is Texas - a little worrysome. Looks like I've maybe found a great late-season spot when they are dropping... I guess I'd better confirm by looking at the trees and leaves. Now if Bowman would just confirm this theory...
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Post by ncboman on Jan 11, 2006 10:27:02 GMT -5
To isolate the exact variety a pic of the leaves and bark are often needed. Think you could get a pic of some leaves that came with the acorns? might help. btw, it isn't a nuttall
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Post by Twanger on Jan 11, 2006 11:12:19 GMT -5
NC - It might be a while before I hike back in there, but when I do I'll get some pictures of trees, bark, & leaves.
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Post by freedomrules3 on Jan 11, 2006 11:14:10 GMT -5
I realized about the nuttall wheni looked at their range , not around here. i'm still thinking along the lines of a pin or tails scarlet answer. the scarlets have the teet look on the end of the acorn and the pins don't. thats why i am still thinking a pin oak. leaves and bark would have helped though. pretty fun thread though and i think we all learned a little lesson on oaks along the way too.
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Post by tailnbone on Jan 11, 2006 12:40:35 GMT -5
pretty fun thread though and i think we all learned a little lesson on oaks along the way too. I have to agree with you on that. I didn't realize there were so many species of oak trees. Maybe we ought to do this more often. Who knows where it could lead. Everybody would probably benefit from it though.
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Post by freedomrules3 on Jan 15, 2006 23:17:42 GMT -5
i agree ,we should do more of this. maybe we can find the name of the plant NC posted
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Post by ncboman on Jan 23, 2006 2:06:57 GMT -5
The acorn in question is known for high levels of tannin. That's why the acorns are still around. Wild animals will eat them but they are about the last choice. The sprouts in spring are extremely toxic and each year some livestock die from eating the young seedlings. Now, maybe someone can put a name to it.
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Post by tailnbone on Jan 23, 2006 13:07:06 GMT -5
Tan oaks are extremely toxic but not found in our region.
Its gotta be a red oak.
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Post by ncboman on Mar 11, 2006 0:48:03 GMT -5
well now I've got to question myself. I have a true to breed Scarlet oak out back I planted some years ago and I noticed today the acorns look very similar to Walt's pic. I'll get a pic and post.
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Post by tailnbone on Apr 26, 2006 10:18:07 GMT -5
After picking up some acorns out of the yard last night I started thinking about how we never did conclude on what type of acorn that was in Walts pic. Anyone got an idea? Where's the pic NC?
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Post by ncboman on Apr 26, 2006 11:21:31 GMT -5
I took some pics but they weren't good and the acorns have changed appearance since last fall. I only had a handfull saved anyway and critters got the rest. I believe the acorn to be from a Post Oak but I could be wrong. Part of my guess was in the fact that the acorns had been left. A few oaks can be identified by the acorns alone but not many. There's a lotta varieties of oaks and even some natural hybrids in the mix. For an absolutely positive ID, the tree should be examined in person in late summer/early fall by an expert on trees indigenous to the local area. Post Oak is my best guess.
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