Oak ?

[Mike Belt]

Sorry but no pics...I'm having problems finding any acorns this year but have located a few trees. I have a problem determining exactly what kind I'm looking at on one of the trees. I've seen them before and I don't remember the deer fooling with the acorns. There's a lot of sign passing right by this tree and it's loaded with acorns but I don't want to waste any time hunting there if they won't eat them. The tree is located in the open in a grass field. It's a white oak but has the single, ridged leaves (not lobed). For all practical purposes it appears to be a swamp chestnut, a swamp white oak, or a chinkapin. I was under the impression that the first two were located in wet drainage areas or bottoms which is not the case here.

 

[FARMTOFIELD]

I don't know about swamp chestnut, but I do know swamp white will grow in dryerror well drained areas. I also don't know about swamp chestnut, but I do know if it is a chink or a swamp white, the deer would be hammering it

 

[catman529]

It seems early for chinkapin to be dropping already


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[Mike Belt]

Not dropping yet but loaded. Several good trails lead right by this tree headed towards a bean and corn field where they are feeding. I don't want to set up directly on the field and if they'll hit the acorns when they drop it seemed like a potential hot spot.

 

[treefarmer]

Could be a Chestnut Oak (not swamp), which is in the white family, has large acorns, many small rounded lobes and grows in dry areas. It is in the white oak family but acorns aren't as desirable as the true white oak.

 

[@fulldraw]

Based on your location, I would guess it's a swamp white oak.

 

[Snake]

I would say a type of Chestnut Oak .