Question: I have this growing next to my driveway in Massachusetts. It looks like it wants to grow up into a …
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I have this growing next to my driveway in Massachusetts. It looks like it wants to grow up into a tree and it would be too close to the driveway. If it's a native species I'll try to transplant it farther away. There is some Quercus coccinea nearby. Other native trees in the area include red oaks, white oaks, maples, Populus, hickory, birch, and dogwood. There are also non-native ornamental shrubs and small trees.
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Dear jfc, good morning. I can't fully answer your question, but you certainly have an oak in the black oak group (e.g., Quercus rubra, Quercus velutina, Quercus coccinea). We would need fully expanded leaves (at a miminum) to find a confident answer. But, it is very likely a native species.
