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On 2018-09-22 12:40 PM, David Simpson wrote:
> I've been seeing some oaks around Windsor lately that have rounded
> margins, different than our red oaks. Some small shrubby on roadsides
> but recently a mature tree with lots of acorns (collected 20 or so).
> Pretty sure these are Quercus alba, Eastern White Oak so named in my
> Sibley's guide to trees. This species is absent in my ns tree guide.
> Can anyone comment on this tree and whether it is naturalized in these
> parts?
More likely English oak, Quercus robur, which has rounded lobed leaves
and is naturalized in NS.
Phil
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