Cut down this dead standing red oak. Didn't question my ID cause it was standing with numerous other red and white oaks that had some leaves, bark same as other reds, smells exactly like pissy red oak, oak grain, numerous leaves around base, and color/density where right. After I cut up some of the long branches at home I noticed almost no rays if at all. A few have hair fine rays. I'm pretty good at ID, but this one is an oak anomole. I can say it's certainly not a hickory, ash, locust, cherry, maple, walnut or mulberry. Everything says oak, except rays. Anyone have a similar experience?
