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Betinha Pasadena, TX(Zone 9b) Apr 27, 2008

Does anybody know what kind of tree is this?
Thanks in advance!

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WeeNel Ayrshire Scotland, United Kingdom Apr 27, 2008

Sorry I dont, but it looks healthy and gives shade if you need it, hope someone else will come in and answer your question soon, good luck. WeeNel.

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Apr 28, 2008

Seems like nobody here recognizes it, you might try posting it on the Plant Identification forum instead. http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/f/plantid/all/

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Apr 28, 2008

I don't know too many plants that grow in TX, but here goes.

I was going to suggest that it might be a live oak (Quercus virginiana)...but ecrane aced me out.

A picture of the whole tree would help ID, too - whichever forum you post in.

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glendalekid Tuscaloosa, AL(Zone 7b) Apr 28, 2008

If it was a bush/shrub instead of a tree, I would suggest pyracantha. But I've never seen that get tree-size. It's not a live oak, quercus virginiana. The leaves are wrong.

Karen

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NatureLover1950 Vicksburg, MS(Zone 8a) Apr 28, 2008

With only the leaves to go on, it resembles a shingle oak. Look at this site and see what you think:

http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/pages/compare-oaks.htm

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Betinha Pasadena, TX(Zone 9b) Apr 28, 2008

Thank you guys, anyway.
I checked the websites. The twigs of my tree are a bit different. I'll follow your suggestions and post it in a different forum with a picture of the whole tree.

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glendalekid Tuscaloosa, AL(Zone 7b) Apr 28, 2008

The shingle oak shows leaves in a 3-arrangement, and this one doesn't.

Karen

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VFC Kings Mountain, NC May 02, 2008

This looks to be a laurel oak which does have a tendecy to have leaves that turn brown. Very nice shade tree but needs to be away from septics and driveways and sidewalks for the roots have a tendency to run shallow and horizontal

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katdnash Huffman, TX May 03, 2008

Looks like a magnolia tree to me. Does it bloom?

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