What kind of Oak?

[czorbach]

Local tree service dropped these rounds off for me.
They are wet from the recent rain.

Thanks in advance

 

[fespo]

Some kind of red oak, I would say Pin oak

 

[btuser]

Yep on the red oak. Maybe swamp?

 

[midwestcoast]

If it's red oak you'll know as soon as you crack one open it'll be red & smell strong kinda like cat piss. I haven't seen rings like that,but I'm not up on the many kinds of oak

 

[liv2hnt]

By the looks of the bark and the leave, I would also say Pin Oak.

 

[billb3]

Looks more like southern or spanish oak to me

pin oak is supposed to have very lacy pointy leaves

I have to get a book out to tell the difference betweeen black oak, scarlet oak and pin oak
(and collect some of the nuts, too)
and even then they supposedly can interbreed and then you've got confused oak

 

[Wood Duck]

I don't think the leaves are right for Pin Oak, although it appears those are leaves emerging from a short branch along the trunk, which can sometimes produce atypical leaves. otherwise it looks like Pin Oak. Perhaps this is one of the southern species in the red oak clan. Cherrybark Oak, perhaps?

 

[Backwoods Savage]

I agree. It is not pin oak even though the wood looks very similar.

 

[czorbach]

Thanks for the many insights.
I am attaching a copy of the splits.
Definitely smells like cat piss.

 

[golfandwoodnut]

That picture does not even look like oak (could be because of the knots, not as straight grained as I would think), definetly not red oak because mine is definetly red on the inside. It must be a form of white oak, but the bark does not look like it.

 

[smokinj]

That picture does not even look like oak (could be because of the knots, not as straight grained as I would think), definetly not red oak because mine is definetly red on the inside. It must be a form of white oak, but the bark does not look like it.

+1 thats white oak

 

[Joey]

That oak in the picture is the burnable kind.........just give it a few years....!!

 

[FLINT]

yeah, thats a red oak,

can't really tell which species from the leaves though - oak leaves can vary so much even within a single tree.

I could go with southern red oak though - those do tend to have the assymetrical lobes. i don't think turkey or cherrybark or whatever someone else mentioned grows as far north as baltimore.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

That picture does not even look like oak (could be because of the knots, not as straight grained as I would think), definetly not red oak because mine is definetly red on the inside. It must be a form of white oak, but the bark does not look like it.

It cannot be a form of white oak. Look closely at the leaf. The red oak family has pointed leaves. The white oak has rounded leaves.

 

[billb3]

some kind of red oak for sure, but I've never seen rings contrasty like that nor quite as wide. Bark does look a bit like pin oak, though, especially a younger one.
Are those leaves typical of what would have been in the canopy or are they some freaks that didn't grow right along the trunk ? I've seen oaks grow weird leaves on the trunk and at wounds or broken branches.
Sometimes a white oak will grow a whole cluster of huge leaves on the end of a branch. A wind storm usually knocks them down.

 

[fespo]

Any of the RED OAK tree family has points on the leaves. Now what kind of red oak is a differnt story. Maybe someday when I learn how to post pictures., I will show you the differance. I have a Red Oak, A Pin Oak, swamp oak, white oak all on my little lot.

 

[smokinj]

Any of the RED OAK tree family has points on the leaves. Now what kind of red oak is a differnt story. Maybe someday when I learn how to post pictures., I will show you the differance. I have a Red Oak, A Pin Oak, swamp oak, white oak all on my little lot.

I have all but swamp, and it sure doesn't look like red or pin.

 

[Tony H]

Bark looks like pin oak .... pin oak has pointed leaves . Split looks like red or burr and leaves are rounded on burr. So it must be a ?

 

[Captain Hornet]

I think it's Burr Oak. We have several on our property and they have leaves that look exactly like yours. Our Burr Oaks are young and really do not have any size to them as they are brand new. I planted them about two years ago and now they are about four feet tall. I planted them from seedlings given to me by a friend. They have nuts that are as big as a baseball, about three inches around. They are some kind of special high bred tree and the deer absolutely love the nuts. Interesting to see how all this turns out. David

 

[fossil]

What difference does it make? Split it, stack it, season it, burn it. In the end, they all become Ash anyway. %-P Rick

 

[gzecc]

My guess is swamp oak which I think is a version of white oak.
Check that, I don't know!

 

[czorbach]

What difference does it make? Split it, stack it, season it, burn it. In the end, they all become Ash anyway. %-P Rick

Point well taken.
I just had not ever come across this kind before.
It does have a lot of knots which is knot much fun splitting by hand.
Not red on the inside at all.
I will post more pictures after I split some more.
Too hot to do now.

 

[oldspark]

What difference does it make, I don't know I thought we were just shooting the sheit. :lol:

 

[smokinj]

What difference does it make, I don't know I thought we were just shooting the sheit. :lol:

+100

 

[Backwoods Savage]

I think it's Burr Oak. We have several on our property and they have leaves that look exactly like yours. Our Burr Oaks are young and really do not have any size to them as they are brand new. I planted them about two years ago and now they are about four feet tall. I planted them from seedlings given to me by a friend. They have nuts that are as big as a baseball, about three inches around. They are some kind of special high bred tree and the deer absolutely love the nuts. Interesting to see how all this turns out. David

David, again I do not think this is burr oak because burr oak is in the white oak family. The picture below shows the leaf pattern and notice the rounded lobes.

Does it matter. Not to the stove or fire but there are plenty of folks on this forum and visitors too who want to learn what different woods look like. This is one way of educating.