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Need ID for South Florida Tree

MattyNativeSeed

By MattyNativeSeed
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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Hey everyone.  I posted this on a generic tree ID forum, but I think ya'll will give better results, being interested in tropical plants.

I've got this tree on my property and I don't know what it is.  I've seen plenty around South Florida, so I think it might be native (or at least naturalized long ago).  To me, the bark, habit, and leaves, look kind of oak-ish.  Based on some pictures, I'd be ready to call it a Laurel Oak and move on, except for one big problem:  it's nuts aren't acorns!  They are something else entirely.  I've posted a picture of one I found on the ground, but I think it was quite a bit old so it's hard to make out.  I know it looks like it could be a rotten old acorn, but trust me, it's not.  When it's fresh and on the tree, its light-tan, hollow if you squish it hard enough, and definitely doesn't have the 'cap' that acorns have.  I think, though could be wrong, it appears to be some sort of seed pod, not seed or nut.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Matt

 

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It is laurel oak.  I don't know what those "seed pods" are, they may be galls.  Sometimes oaks produce some pretty weird galls.

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So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

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Hi Jerry,

Thanks for obstinately ignoring my negative ID and going with Laurel Oak anyways, haha.  You've made me do a little extra research.  Here's a picture of a gall I found that indeed looks a lot like my "nuts" (although way bigger, but still, same shape!): http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wdtCRgVZ6yE/Ri8q2zPhLxI/AAAAAAAAAbc/la6w1t18i2M/s400/DSC03526.JPG.  It's so strange, the galls really seemed to be growing in the pattern of seeds.  Maybe it was an off year for acorns... hopefully next season I'll find some to 100% confirm this ID.

I did find a few lone flowers... they look pretty much like laurel to me! Compare this photo (https://whatfloridanativeplantisbloomingtoday.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/laureloakfeb2015.jpg) with my photo attached.

So, thanks again... I'm going with Laurel Oak!

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