Question: Looking for info on this oak. In Westbrook CT. It sits on my property by the side of the road. …
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Looking for info on this oak. In Westbrook CT. It sits on my property by the side of the road. I thought this was just a cut-down tree but it seems to have or had multiple trunks. Should I let it grow? Will it become a tree?
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Dear susanmccaslin, good morning. Oaks are very difficult to identify without good images of the leaves (top and bottom surfaces). This is because the leaf outline is important, but so is knowledge of the hairs (kind, density, presence/absence). Without this, I won't be able to be confident. All I can say at the moment is that you have a species in the black oak group, almost all of which are trees (but there is a dwarf species--Quercus illicifolia, scrub oak). If you can get more images of the leaves, I may be able to provide a more confident answer.
