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Oak ID

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  1. Juniper Hill

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    I don't see oak around here much, just picked up a truckload. Any ideas what kind of oak it is? Thanks IMG_20201001_125509.jpg
     
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    Looks similar to Willow Oak, but I have no idea what oaks grow in the west
     
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    IMG_20201001_130725.jpg IMG_20201001_130815.jpg
     
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    A sapsucker liked it.
     
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    Maybe a California Black Oak
     
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    kinda looks like pin oak
     
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    Burnable.
     
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    Does it stink like crazy once you split it? Like nasty swampy cat pizz? And is it super dense, heavy, and hard to split with a maul? If so probably pin oak. Dark center, stinks like crazy. White, dense meat otherwise.
     
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    That's what I thought from the bark but the grain seemed off for pin.
     
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    Super easy to split. It smells like artichokes actually, not like pizz at all. Does have a bit of a darker center.
     
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    Well, you've got Oregon white oak in Washington state. Any leaves?
     
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    Nope
     
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    Does look like pin oak.
     
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    With no leave pics I would guess Pin Oak.
     
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    The smooth green-ish bark on younger trees is a characteristic of pin oak but man-oh-man I've not seen one that size with the youthful bark. Given that the only native species of oak in Washington state is a Garry oak which has a thick bark like Dougla Fir as protection from fire I'd say from looking at those pics that that is not aa native oak but an introduced species or not an oak.
    KInda large ring growth size for an oak.
     
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    Water oak final answer!
     
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    Found a pretty close bark pic on the net. I think pin oak.
     
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