Question: Is this from red oak? I've seen them around the woods in Lincoln, Massachusetts the last few days. The wind …
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Is this from red oak? I've seen them around the woods in Lincoln, Massachusetts the last few days. The wind has been strong enough that I can't associate them with individual trees. One was under a dogwood. But red oak is common.
Answer
Dear jfc, those look like the expanding flowers of Acer saccharum. They emerge early, have yellow petals and pubescent pedicels. The flowers of Quercus rubra are more elongated and do not have obvious perianth (i.e., sepals and petals).
