RE: Tree identification


Aren't oak leaves lobed?  While this tree is only about 8 inches tall, it
has at least 4 leaves, and they are all oval with toothed/serrated edges.

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Don Martinson [l*@execpc.com]
		Sent:	Monday, May 17, 1999 11:39 AM
		To:	woodyplants@mallorn.com
		Subject:	Re: Tree identification

		>While weeding my beds this weekend, I came across what I
think is some kind
		>of tree.  The leaves are oval and lightly serrated.  They
remind me of an
		>elm or maybe birch leaf.  When I pulled it, it is growing
from a nut that is
		>about 1.5 inches in diameter and dark brown with a very
smooth surface.
		>
		>Any idea what kind it could be?  If it is something
desirable, I'll find
		>some place to put it, it's in a pot right now.
		>
		>Greg in Chalfont, PA
		>


		I would tend to suspect it might be some type of oak or
perhaps hickory.
		Don Martinson
		Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (Milwaukee suburb)
		USDA Zone 5 (-10 to -20F)
		AHS Heat Zone #4,  Map at: (
http://www.suite101.com/userfiles/79/hz1024.jpg )
		l*@execpc.com

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