My attempt to adventure to Crescent Woods was more miscalculated this time. I went during the night, which made identification of the tree more difficult in the process. Nevertheless, this was my only time to wander there, so I took the opportunity.
Now the most significant change in my tree is I misidentified it. Initially, I thought it was a maple which, in my defense, was my most educated guess. This week for the lab, we went to Rock Point to learn about the maple process. Part of what I learned was how to identify sugar maples with their bark. Their bark is way more shaggy looking but still needs to peel. During this time, the instructor mentioned that people often misinterpret sugar maples for oaks, which is why some of the oaks had puncture marks.
So in this discovery, my tree is an oak due to its very straight edge bark and also its pure size of it. My pictures could have come out more nicely, so I had to make do with what I had. I have yet to identify whether the tree is a red or white oak. These while being the questions about my next visit.
