Help a yankee out with ID....

[rocksnstumps]

Ok down south for work the last several months and today went to an area called Natural Dam, AR. Lots of oak along the trail and maybe a few shrubs. Trying to brush up on my ID skills. Lived in NE Texas in the past but don't remember some of the last of these.

Chinkapin Oak?


White Oak?



Southern Red Oak?



Shrub A?



Some kinda oak or Shrub B?



Ok final one which shows the natural rock ledge aka dam which spans a couple hundred feet. Lots of rain last night so plenty of water and flooding across the low bridge just downstream of the ledge. Maybe about a 5 or 6 ft drop when the water is lower but not today!

 

[bueller]

Those are out of my league, sorry.

 

[Native Hunter]

Yes, the first is chinkapin oak.

Second is white oak.

Third is northern red oak instead of southern red.

Shrub A is young southern red oak.

Shrub B is a young post oak (in the white oak family)

 

[rocksnstumps]

Thanks for your help. Thought most were oak but kinda surprised at the variety all within 150 yards of each other along a trail by the creek. Didn't really expect northern and southern red oak to overlap habitat like that.

 

[Native Hunter]

You're welcome.

They overlap a lot. Northern red goes almost into Texas and almost into Florida.

Here is a range map for Northern Red.

https://www.perverdonk.com/wild flo...a) - USGS Forest Service Native Range Map.htm

 

[j-bird]

Hey - I'm late to the test and the Teacher already graded them, but I was right on all 5.....at least per Teacher Native!!! And I'll take that!

Yep - I was guessing as I scrolled down - got to the last one and went...."waterfall.....duh!":D

 

[rocksnstumps]

kinda wondering now if "shrub B" is not a water oak. Found some info on forestryforum that indicates young ones especially in shade get leaf shapes all over the map. I remember post oak from Texas and the older trees definitely look different than this but the young trees don't remember....