Why it’s actually a northern red oak:
I distinguished this tree from being a white oak because it has pointed, rather than round, lobes. It is not a maple because its leaves are too long and narrow. It’s not a cottonwood because they have very different shaped leaves and when the two are compared one can see that this is clearly not a cottonwood.
Identification:
It was very easy to identify this tree because of its leaves. Oaks have very distinctive leaves.
Location:
My usual spot is in Centennial Woods, but I went a little bit up the hill from there to find this tree 🙂
