[NatureNS] White oak Quercus alba

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The long stalks on the acorns I collected would agree with you. Will go
check the leaves this evening to confirm they are "eared", as my book
predicts.

Dave in Hants County

On Sat, Sep 22, 2018, 3:39 PM Phil Schappert, <philjs@eastlink.ca> wrote:

> 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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>
> Phil Schappert, PhD
>
> 27 Clovis Ave.
> Halifax, NS, B3P 1J3
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">The long stalks on the acorns I collected would agree wit=
h you. Will go check the leaves this evening to confirm they are &quot;eare=
d&quot;, as my book predicts.<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">=
Dave in Hants County</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"=
ltr">On Sat, Sep 22, 2018, 3:39 PM Phil Schappert, &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ph=
iljs@eastlink.ca">philjs@eastlink.ca</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;p=
adding-left:1ex">On 2018-09-22 12:40 PM, David Simpson wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; I&#39;ve been seeing some oaks around Windsor lately that have rounded=
 <br>
&gt; margins, different than our red oaks. Some small shrubby on roadsides =
<br>
&gt; but recently a mature tree with lots of acorns (collected 20 or so). <=
br>
&gt; Pretty sure these are Quercus alba, Eastern White Oak so named in my <=
br>
&gt; Sibley&#39;s guide to trees. This species is absent in my ns tree guid=
e. <br>
&gt; Can anyone comment on this tree and whether it is naturalized in these=
 <br>
&gt; parts?<br>
<br>
More likely English oak, Quercus robur, which has rounded lobed leaves <br>
and is naturalized in NS.<br>
<br>
Phil<br>
<br>
-- <br>
<br>
Phil Schappert, PhD<br>
<br>
27 Clovis Ave.<br>
Halifax, NS, B3P 1J3<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"http://philschappert.ca" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D=
"_blank">philschappert.ca</a><br>
<a href=3D"http://imaginaturestudio.ca" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" targe=
t=3D"_blank">imaginaturestudio.ca</a><br>
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0=E2=97=8E|||||||=E2=97=8E<br>
<br>
=E2=80=9CYou are not entitled to your opinion.<br>
=C2=A0 You are entitled to your informed opinion.<br>
=C2=A0 No one is entitled to be ignorant.=E2=80=9D<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 (Harlan Ellison, 1934-2018, RIP)<=
br>
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