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Shingle Oak

Post in 'The Wood Shed' started by johnsopi, Oct 4, 2008.

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  1. johnsopi Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 1, 2006
    638 posts
    MD near DE&PA;
    I got a lot of wood from a tree service.They said it was Ash,so did 2 other tree cutter that I know.
    The wood smelled like red oak and looked like red oak , but leaves were not even any close to any Oak
    tree I have ever seen. Looked it up on a tree ID web site and it is Shingle Oak which is in the Red Oak family.

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    johnsopi, Oct 4, 2008
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  2. kjklosek New Member

    joined: Jan 21, 2007
    174 posts
    Earlysville,VA
    It got its name because early settlers used it for shingles on their homes.

    Easy to split.

    Willow oak,Quercus phellos, also has similar leaves.

    J.P.
    kjklosek, Oct 5, 2008
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  3. cmonSTART Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 29, 2007
    2,284 posts
    Antrim, NH
    That's no Ash that I've seen..
    cmonSTART, Oct 5, 2008
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