Could someone please identify this tree....does it produce nuts that deer like? I think it is a Chinkapin Oak but not sure.
Tree identification??
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Re: Tree identification??
Looks like a swamp white oak to me.
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Agree, swamp white oak. They do produce acorns if it's big/old enough. Vtree is a good app for tree identification.
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Re: Tree identification??
Maybe a Basket Oak. Not sure about how tasty the acorns would be.
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Re: Tree identification??
Got a pic of the bark?
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Re: Tree identification??
it looks like swamp white. there is a swamp chestnut oak as well but the lobes are pointed not rounded. they both like the same soils and are both in the white oak family. lower tannins and more palatable than a red. They make pretty good size acorns generally speaking.
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Re: Tree identification??
I didn't take a pic of the bark. It is definitely a swampy area. Kind of glad to know its not a clear cut thing. Thanks for the replies!
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Swamp chestnut oak. Check around the base of the tree for debris that can be valuable in tree Id. There should be old acorn caps still visible if the tree dropped acorns last year. If they dropped last year they should drop again this year. These grow well here in tn in swampy and saturated areas. Whitetails here will feed on them but there are always acorns left over so I don't think they are as favored as regular white oak trees. Or maybe there are just an over abundance of acorns in the chestnut oak groves I hunt.
Early season I've had better luck hunting white oaks especially when they are fresh and dropping in October. This tree you have will be even better if it's healthy and the only one in the area. It could be a hotspot if it's the only food tree in there. All deer food loses appeal and some years are better or different than others. During bow season preferred food sources seem to change weekly. Soy beans are amazing in aug but get abandoned soon after bow season opens. They turn yellow and get leathery deer have better options in sept/oct namely acorns. Deer will hammer the same cut beans in dec because they need nutrients and do not have better options. Deer will also eat rotten white oak acorns in jan. Deer do not prefer red oak acorns as much as white oaks typically. Red oak acorns are smaller and have more tannins in them so they taste more bitter. They typically drop later in the season and seem to not go rotten as quickly. The deer I've observed late season dec-jan prefer red oak acorns over white oak.
Kinda like fishing, you gotta figure out what they're bittin on! Check your regs but adding a bit of fertilizer early season could be the ticket to the big sweet acorns or luscious honeysuckle vines. stay tenacious and adapt
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Early season I've had better luck hunting white oaks especially when they are fresh and dropping in October. This tree you have will be even better if it's healthy and the only one in the area. It could be a hotspot if it's the only food tree in there. All deer food loses appeal and some years are better or different than others. During bow season preferred food sources seem to change weekly. Soy beans are amazing in aug but get abandoned soon after bow season opens. They turn yellow and get leathery deer have better options in sept/oct namely acorns. Deer will hammer the same cut beans in dec because they need nutrients and do not have better options. Deer will also eat rotten white oak acorns in jan. Deer do not prefer red oak acorns as much as white oaks typically. Red oak acorns are smaller and have more tannins in them so they taste more bitter. They typically drop later in the season and seem to not go rotten as quickly. The deer I've observed late season dec-jan prefer red oak acorns over white oak.
Kinda like fishing, you gotta figure out what they're bittin on! Check your regs but adding a bit of fertilizer early season could be the ticket to the big sweet acorns or luscious honeysuckle vines. stay tenacious and adapt
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