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what kind of oak?

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  1. Sluggo

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    Scrounged an uprooted tree off the side of the road. Anybody know species? It's not in my field guide and can't find it in my tree ID app. Closest I saw was blackjack.
     

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    Looks like Southern Red Oak, but could be Northern. Need to see more leaves. Bark looks northern and the 3 pronged leaf makes me think Southern.
     
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    I’m leaning more Northern after looking at the leaves more thoroughly.
     
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    Certainly not like the red oak we have here.
     
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    There can be a bit of leaf variation in oaks, especially southern red oak / spanish oak.
    Without seeing the flowers and nuts I think southern/spanish oak is a good guess.
     
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