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What type of oak is this?

TxA&M

Yearling... With promise
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I have narrowed it to bur or overcup any one thoughts?
 
Looks like some sort of a bur to me.
 
Didn't realize the photo of the acorn was poor I'll take another and post it.
 
Id say burr.
 
I'd say leaves look burr also but another good clue is to check for corky raised ridges on the twigs and small branches.
 
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Looks like a Bur x Swamp to me. They usually have acorns around 60% - 70% the size of the Bur Oak. As mentioned the corky raised bark is another giveaway and it should be a little less pronounced if it is a Swamp x Bur cross. Starting to see quite a few of these showing up in parking lots.
 
I vote bur.
 
Has burr traits, but the acorn doesn't appear big enough, and the leaves look a bit off. The leaves look very similar to what I asked about earlier and I was told it was a Schuettes. I asked because it wasn't a classic SWO or Bur as I was used to seeing. I would be interested to see if the acorn actually had a stem - that is a trait of SWO or Schuettes (SWO & Bur cross), a bur oak will have the acorns right on the branch so to speak. Just my 2 cents worth.
 
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