Twig Key
So far you have made the following choices... deciduous leaves alternate arrangement tree lacking spines more than three end buds stellate pith It could be one of the species in the table below. Let's narrow our choices by looking for pubescence (fuzz) on the twig. My twig has pubescence (fuzz) on the twig My twig lacks fuzz (pubescence) on the twig Possible Matches: Family Genus Species common name Fagaceae Quercus acutissima sawtooth oak Fagaceae Quercus alba white oak Fagaceae Quercus bicolor swamp white oak Fagaceae Quercus coccinea scarlet oak Fagaceae Quercus douglasii blue oak Fagaceae Quercus falcata southern red oak Fagaceae Quercus gambelii Gambel oak Fagaceae Quercus garryana Oregon white oak Fagaceae Quercus hemisphaerica Darlington oak Fagaceae Quercus ilicifolia bear oak Fagaceae Quercus imbricaria shingle oak Fagaceae Quercus incana bluejack oak Fagaceae Quercus kelloggii California black oak Fagaceae Quercus laevis turkey oak Fagaceae Quercus lobata Valley oak Fagaceae Quercus lyrata overcup oak Fagaceae Quercus macrocarpa bur oak Fagaceae Quercus margarettiae sand post oak Fagaceae Quercus marilandica blackjack oak Fagaceae Quercus michauxii swamp chestnut oak Fagaceae Quercus muehlenbergii chinkapin oak Fagaceae Quercus nigra water oak Fagaceae Quercus pagoda cherrybark oak Fagaceae Quercus palustris pin oak Fagaceae Quercus phellos willow oak Fagaceae Quercus prinus chestnut oak Fagaceae Quercus rubra northern red oak Fagaceae Quercus shumardii Shumard oak Fagaceae Quercus stellata post oak Fagaceae Quercus velutina black oak to the top
So far you have made the following choices...
It could be one of the species in the table below. Let's narrow our choices by looking for pubescence (fuzz) on the twig.
Possible Matches: