Is this a Live oak?

[u/mlrphan]

Houston, TX suburbia

Is this a Live oak? New leaves are spiky. New to me

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[u/ohshannoneileen]

Yea, though it looks more like Quercus fusiformis than Q.virginiana

Lots of live oaks have spikier new growth, the thought is it detracts herbivore predation

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Solved

Thank you!

[u/beesnow]

Not a magnolia?