Things are bigger in Texas (Acorns)

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I was at the Reliant Stadium yesterday (home of the 8 and 1 Texans :smile:) and these acorns are on the oak trees are growing next to Reliant Center. I put a quarter and normal acorns in the picture to show size difference.

You should see the squirrels :biggrin:

Thought about turning them but they are so big around if I cast them I think all I would have left is PR maybe if I stand them up right. Will try anyway.

Don Vann
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monark88 said:
Yep. picked up one in Vernon, Tx about 30 years ago. What kind of Oak tree are these from.
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Boy, that brought back memories... I did the 4th grade in Vernon, TX... that was the one school year that we didn't move in the middle of the school term... I actually got to do a whole grade in one school.... only the school moved that year..... I did the second and third in farm communities around Vernon, but we moved in the middle of each of the terms... my father was a share cropper and we followed the work....
 
Actually White Oak (Quercus alba) is a species of oak as is Burr Oak (Quercus macrocarpa). The names in brackets are the scientific names. The first word is the genus and the second is the species. Sorry if I sound like I'm lecturing but I'm a retired biology teacher so some habits are difficult to break:biggrin:

Michael

MesquiteMan said:
The tree is a Bur Oak. White oak is a type of oak but not a specific species. Bur Oak is a white oak.
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micharms said:
Actually White Oak (Quercus alba) is a species of oak as is Burr Oak (Quercus macrocarpa). The names in brackets are the scientific names. The first word is the genus and the second is the species. Sorry if I sound like I'm lecturing but I'm a retired biology teacher so some habits are difficult to break:biggrin:

Michael
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Sorry I had the wrong terminology! White Oak is indeed a specific species but it is also a family or group (not sure of the correct term) of trees. The Bur Oak is a white oak as is Chestnut Oak, Texas Live Oak, Post Oak, and Lacey Oak.

Red Oak is also a specific species as well as a family or group of trees.
 
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:confused::confused: Didn't realy want to get into the Oak battle, but here gos. The acorns in the photo are from the Bur Oak. Quercus macrocarpa. Quercus is the Latin name for Oak. macro/carpa means large fruit. Bur Oak is one of the largest of all Oaks, but is not as beautyful or impressive as the White Oak. The leaves are larger than any of the other Oaks, 6 - 10 in. long and half the length in width, having five to seven irregularly shaped lobes and a wedge shaped face. They are dark green on the top and silvery green on the underside and are on the tree in large numbers. Also, larger acorns are produced by this species than by any other Oaks. The kernels have a white meat which is sweet and edible. Bur Oaks produce very fine wood, and has an appearance similar to White Oak. It is particularly desired in the quarter-sawn form because of the great figure and rays when cut this way. Jim S
 
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