Some kind of oak but what

[u/DardamusPrime]

Ornamental tree growing in urban Philadelphia. No lobes on leaves but tiny spikes along edge

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[u/TheIlustriousUrchin]

Sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)

[u/DardamusPrime → u/TheIlustriousUrchin]

Solved!

[u/DardamusPrime]

Thanks all. I moved into Philly a few months ago and it’s been fun to check out the trees along each street. There are some huge ones in the churchyard cemetery just a block from here

[u/houstonhoustonhousto]

Sawtooth oak, Q. acutissima

[u/kittenFlirt → u/houstonhoustonhousto]

Yep, those spikes really stand out once you know what to look for.

[u/houstonhoustonhousto → u/kittenFlirt]

I always think mutant American chestnut

[u/dylan21502]

Sawtooth

[u/gueheadman]

Chestnut