Oaks are some of the hardest trees to identify. They are easy to identify as oaks, but there are so many of them and their leaves can be very similar. I have already posted several oaks, some of which I have put a tentative ID on.
Tree #89 Blackjack oak
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| On the corner where Black Oak becomes River Birch, July 6, 2014 |
How appropriate that that this blackjack oak is on Black Oak.
These leaves have a triangle shape very wide at the end narrow at the bottom.
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| The full tree, rather dwarfed by the larger oak behind it |
Tree # 50 revisited, Black oak
In the April comes to Memphis post, tree #50 is tough case to identify. The leaves are somewhat ambiguous. The best option is to wait for some acorns, though some oaks do not produce acorns for 20 years. At first, I thought this might be a cherry bark oak, but after looking at "Identifying Oak Trees Native to Tennessee" I think that is less likely. Based on the leaves, I now think this is a black oak. I took the picture of this tree because of the odd ribbing in the trunk. I thought that would make it easy to identify, but no source talks about this feature. There are trees like this with ribbed trunks at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, but they are not labeled.
Tree # 90 Water oak
Water oaks are easy to identify because of their rounded lobes with only shallow indentations. There are no pointed tips on the leaves, so these are in the white oak group.
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| Water oak leaves seen from below May 15, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital on Primacy Parkway |
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| Higher branches still show the smooth rounded look of the leaves |
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| The whole tree |
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| The trunk, with lichens |
Tree #58 revisited Willow oak
Another easy identification is the willow oak, with leaves like a willow. I had posted this tree on my trip to Holmes Park. The willow oaks were also the trees my neighbor nearly killed by putting rock salt down the toilet to prevent roots from growing in his pipes. These trees have made a strong recovery.
Tree #78 Sawtooth oak
This oak was detailed in a trip to the farm. Recent updates now include the immature nuts and a mature acorn.
Tree #91 Southern red oak (The Semmes Oak)
My son Adam reported a large oak on Semmes south of Carnes, on the border of Orange Mound. This tree was measured for circumference and it was an impressive 284 inches. The diameter 284/pi = 90.4 inches. Based on a published growth factor of 4.0 for red oaks the age of this tree is estimated at 90.4x4.0 = 361 years. The date of origin would be 1653. We looked up the champion Southern red oak and it is about four feet larger in girth, so this tree is probably not a champion tree for TN, but it may be one of the oldest trees in Memphis and Shelby county.
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| The Semmes oak from the north July 20, 2014 |
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| The base of the tree North view |
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| View from the south |
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| Closer southern view |
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| My son Adam and Merlin for scale showing the amazing 7.5 ft diameter trunk |
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| The whole tree July 20, 2014 |
I remember that tree. Is it still alive? I went to Messick High School and that tree was legend. Just, wow. Thanks for the article and pictures.
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