Oak tree I D please

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    I haven't seen this one before. Which oak is it?
    Unfortunately, whatever it is, it can't stay.
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      I find there are a few that are similar when seedlings.
      Possible sessile oak.
      What oaks are near.
       
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        I'm not sure. They're several gardens away, but the ones usually left by squirrels are much smoother - no ridges. Will have a look at sessile oak. Thank you @pete
         
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          Was just identifying different oaks yesterday! Sessile because it's got little stems to the leaves. For English oak, the last "wiggle" ends directly at the main stem. Turkey oak has bigger leaves with pointy ends
           
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            I'm by no means an expert, but I had three of them in my garden and they came from acorns probably left by squirrels. It looks to me like Quercus robur. I used this one to identify my ones which looks like your one.
             
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              I'm thinking the lack of deep lobes suggests it's more like petraea (sessile) than robur (English/pedunculate).

              Incidentally, there are some 500 different oak species Oak - Wikipedia
               
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              I hate to kill it but I'd have a forest of oak and horse chestnut if I left them all. Unfortunately, not the thing in a London garden
               
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              Yes, @BB3 I'd get them out quickly as they soon form a deep root
               
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                Had a wander around the park this morning, different oaks there.
                just a few.
                First four pics are in my garden.

                Burr oak
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                Not sure on this one, but its evergreen.
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                Red oak. DSC05909.JPG

                Another unsure, possibly a hybrid as it is semi evergreen and sheds all its leaves in late spring before growing new ones and growth.
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                Some in the park.
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                  @pete . The one you're not sure if looks like the one I've got :scratch:
                  If it's evergreen, it might be worth potting it up for a while.
                   
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                  I agree it does look similar, but actual IDs always seem difficult to me as even the common oak seems to have natural variation and I think they often hybridise easily.

                  But yes, pot it up and watch it grow, I've always been curious about how plants develop.
                  Maybe wait until winter and then pot it up.

                  I think whatever, its likely to be a fairly large tree, but that may be someone else's problem.:biggrin:
                   
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                    That second oak of yours is interesting @pete - have you got any pics of the acorns? That might help identify it
                     
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                        I picked the acorns up a few years ago, my plant isn't big enough to have acorns yet.
                        I thought if might have come from a Turners oak as I've IDed a couple of trees in there as possibles, must get some pics of those some time, I didn't go that way this morning, but there are a fair few different ones there.
                         
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                          Bonsai always seems a bit cruel to me and definitely controlling
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