First Oak Planted
December 27, 2022
I planted the oak of unknown species given to me by MH, dug up from his yard. It went in between the chestnut and the road, about six feet from the chestnut. It was maybe 18" tall when planted.
EDIT, 2025-09-13: I'm fairly confident this is a bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa), a type of white oak. The Seek app identified it as either that or swamp white oak, and after reading "Swamp White Oak vs Bur Oak", it looks more like a bur oak, mainly in leaves and bark. Finally, I remembered that MH has an oak that has "cup" somewhere in its name, and in doing some searching found that mossycup oak is another name for bur oak. It is now about 10 feet tall, but it won't produce acorns until at least 35 years old. So, only 32 or so to go. Sorry squirrels. The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service has an informative guide about it.