tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post7338797050014404953..comments2024-02-06T16:57:42.394-05:00Comments on The Queen of Seaford: Tuesday's Trees- Swamp Chestnut Oak or Swamp White Oak?Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-42045494282013933282009-11-11T22:37:50.772-05:002009-11-11T22:37:50.772-05:00Hi Gail, guess I didn't scroll down far enough...Hi Gail, guess I didn't scroll down far enough to see your comment. oops. I like Chinkapin Oak, would love to have one. Think we are all lost in Quercusland.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-30936045323600926392009-11-11T22:31:54.001-05:002009-11-11T22:31:54.001-05:00Good evening Kathleen, I feel the same way, I may ...Good evening Kathleen, I feel the same way, I may throw my hands up in defeat with these oaks! I do like the large leaves on these. <br />Sorry about your fall color this year. Glad to oblige with the comment options. <br /><br />Hi Frances, I think it is funny to see the leaves along our walk and try to figure out which tree it came from. I hope to keep up the tree info for a long time. Our mini road trip was fun.<br /><br />Hi Rose, Oaks are majestic. Glad your biology friend was able to make your ID. A year ago I wouldn't have even seen the differences in the bark.<br /><br />Hi Tina, I understand the shape of the Pin Oak, but there are others (some immature) that are harder to see the drooping limbs. Quercus are quirky...good one. <br /><br />Hi Lisa, Glad to hear that you may punt with some of these IDs. I don't feel so bad.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-10115590422713172212009-11-11T21:20:20.680-05:002009-11-11T21:20:20.680-05:00Lost in Quercusland along with Les! I have chinkap...Lost in Quercusland along with Les! I have chinkapin oaks...that's because because the arborist told me! gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-55034130266951098242009-11-11T20:18:01.716-05:002009-11-11T20:18:01.716-05:00Oaks are tough to distinguish, for sure. And becau...Oaks are tough to distinguish, for sure. And because they hybridize freely in nature, even harder!<br /><br />Good for you for trying to study their differences. It's so frequently difficult to be sure about an identity, I often punt.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657232418012801175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-45460203343454204732009-11-11T14:37:43.396-05:002009-11-11T14:37:43.396-05:00I can never tell the difference between oaks. I do...I can never tell the difference between oaks. I do know the pin oak though because one of my clients has one in her garden. It is triangular shaped and no matter how much you limb it up, the limbs still reach to the ground. I don't have any of them here. I think I have a willow oak and some white oaks of some kind. Quercus can be most quirky. I was wondering where this post was yesterday. I must've missed it on my blogroll.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-64353891916721134812009-11-11T08:52:11.550-05:002009-11-11T08:52:11.550-05:00Whatever type they are, oaks have to be the most m...Whatever type they are, oaks have to be the most majestic of trees! I didn't realize how difficult they were to identify until I tried to get a positive i.d. on the old oak tree that we have. I finally took in some leaves and acorns to my friend, a biology teacher, and she identified it as a burr oak on the basis of the acorns. Your last photo is a great way to show the differences in bark among the different oak species.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-34860913543391484072009-11-11T08:17:51.506-05:002009-11-11T08:17:51.506-05:00Thanks for continuing our tree education, Janet! ...Thanks for continuing our tree education, Janet! We have seen those types of leaves blowing into our yard from somewhere in the neighborhood. The size of them always attracts my attention and I never knew what kind of tree they belonged to. You are providing a valuable service with these tree posts, keep up the good work! :-)<br /><br />Frances<br />ps, I am jealous of your road trips with Racquel!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-44157583979695918162009-11-11T00:27:38.579-05:002009-11-11T00:27:38.579-05:00PS The leaves on my Oak often freeze prematurely ...PS The leaves on my Oak often freeze prematurely and go straight to brown too. I love the years when they get a teeny yellow/orange color ~ maybe next year??!!<br /><br />PS I'm glad you have the Name/URL option for commenting now ~ I don't have to be the strange number anymore. :-)Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_korner/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-17360726062936019612009-11-11T00:24:52.043-05:002009-11-11T00:24:52.043-05:00I don't know if I'll ever get all the Oaks...I don't know if I'll ever get all the Oaks straight Janet ~ but it won't be from your lack of teaching. It's a mental thing. I have a Bur Oak and it has very large leaves too. I love that about it ~ makes fall raking really easy. The leaves are also the last to fall off of any trees in our neighborhood and last also to come out in spring. I think all the Oaks are great. :-)Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_korner/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-49413417443891903882009-11-10T23:49:26.625-05:002009-11-10T23:49:26.625-05:00Hi Noelle, yes these are quite a bit larger than t...Hi Noelle, yes these are quite a bit larger than the Live Oak leaves. <br /><br />Hi Sweetbay, I am so impressed with the bronze-red color the leaves are now. <br /><br />Hi Les, so are you saying you know of a distinctive feature of a Pin Oak? As for being lost in Quercusland... me too.<br /><br />Hi Racquel, I am glad you like these, hope I didn't bore you too much with all the tree junk today. Hope you had as much fun as I did.<br /><br />Hi Phillip, I am not sure I am clear on them...other than the lobes on the leaves...and you know how leaves are different on the same tree depending on where on the tree they may be.<br /><br />Hi Catherine, so glad you are learning along with me! There are tons of varieties of oak, it is mind boggling.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-57228618226692022302009-11-10T22:42:44.052-05:002009-11-10T22:42:44.052-05:00I'm learning lots from these tree posts. I re...I'm learning lots from these tree posts. I really don't think there are many oaks around here, and I definitely had no idea how many different types there were. I always love seeing the acorns in the fall.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-68881135374281268132009-11-10T21:38:13.379-05:002009-11-10T21:38:13.379-05:00Your post was helpful - I was a bit confused about...Your post was helpful - I was a bit confused about the difference between the swamp chestnut and swamp white oaks. The leaf photos make it a bit clearer.How It Growshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06687132248846516168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-57341869559815320732009-11-10T21:34:02.921-05:002009-11-10T21:34:02.921-05:00I am learning so much from this weekly posting. A...I am learning so much from this weekly posting. And todays outing really gave me a real appreciation for trees. From leaf shape, bark texture etc... I'll be posting our outing sometime tonight. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-52436804129960165832009-11-10T20:34:31.742-05:002009-11-10T20:34:31.742-05:00Unless it is something dictinctive like a Willow O...Unless it is something dictinctive like a Willow Oak, Live Oak or Pin Oak - I get lost in Quercusland.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-1828430781681911212009-11-10T19:33:31.588-05:002009-11-10T19:33:31.588-05:00We have a lot of Swamp Chesnut Oak trees on the fa...We have a lot of Swamp Chesnut Oak trees on the farm. They are beautiful trees. My only complaint is that the autumn leaves often freeze and they turn prematurely from scarlet to brown.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-83975044323310570332009-11-10T18:04:08.906-05:002009-11-10T18:04:08.906-05:00What beautiful oak trees. The leaves are larger t...What beautiful oak trees. The leaves are larger then the leaves on the Southern Live Oaks that grow where I live :^)Noelle Johnson https://www.blogger.com/profile/12198931083102476324noreply@blogger.com