I am trying to get better at identifying trees and downed timber, I have spent hours looking through some of the linked websites from this forum. I live in the Black Hills of South Dakota, it is beautiful country but the predominant tree species is Ponderosa Pine. Don't get me wrong, I won't turn my nose up at pine, I've got so much its rediculous. But I am on a mission to bolster my woodpiles with some hardwoods (kinda difficult given my location) for better coaling and overnight burns. I discovered several patches of trees at lower elevations that I believe are white oak (burr oak to be precise). I would greatly appreciate any input from the forum members on whether I'm right (or wrong
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The nubs and the leaf are what I am basing my opinion on.
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The nubs and the leaf are what I am basing my opinion on.
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