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Sapling ID

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  1. buZZsaw BRAD

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    Spotted this at my cut yesterday. Color caught my eye. IMG_2243.JPG IMG_2244.JPG IMG_2245.JPG
     
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    I'd say maybe black oak? It's in the red oak family. And young or shade leaves can vary a good bit on oaks. Twig iD would be best if it can't be determined. I was never good at twig ID in school and never really learned that. I could ID well enough from leaves and bark to not need to go that far.
     
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    So let me guess. Trying to ID and 20 years from now you will be hoarding it?
     
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    Not black locust so keep moving….
     
  5. Eric Wanderweg

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    X2 red oak family. Bristles on the leaf tips are a dead giveaway. IME the leaf shape at that age is atypical for any particular oak variety, making exact identification difficult.
     
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    I think this is some type of holly. The way the leaves attach is not like any oak that I know of. And holly can either be an evergreen or a deciduous tree. Holly was at one time thought to be in the oak family(a long time ago...).
     
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