Eastern white oak (Quercus alba)
By January, most deciduous trees have completely shed their leaves. Two major exceptions to this rule are oaks and beeches. If you look outside and see a tree still clinging to masses of dried, curled up brown leaves, chances are you have one of these trees. To help you pick out the eastern white oaks (Quercus alba) from the rest, look for the following characteristics: Light grey to nearly white bark, broken into numerous chip-like scales, sometimes with a pink…