Can someone identify this bush/tree/plant?

[Propflux01]

Hello, this is growing next to my house. I’d like to move it to the yard somewhere. But I really don’t know what it is (it was here when I bought the house). I’ve had done claim it’s a pin oak, others say it’s a magnolia (it does bloom flowers), and other say willow oak. Can anyone here shed light on this and wether it is able to be transplanted fairly easily?

 

[wwillson]

I can 100% guarantee you that is not a Pin Oak.

It could be a magnolia, but there are around a dozen species and I'm not the guy to tell you for sure.

I'm not sure how you can transplant this tree/bush successfully, as the root bundle is very close to the house and very large at this point. It would be hard to get a tree spade large enough for the job that close to the house.

It's amazing to me how little planning goes into the placement of many trees/shrubs near homes. Our neighbor planted a Soft Maple about 3 feet from the corner of their house! How this makes sense is beyond me. We have a huge Soft Maple in our backyard that is about 5 feet in diameter at the base.

 

[FT92]

doesn't seem like any type of oak to me

 

[samven]

Its not a Pin Oak, they have a jagged leaf and tiny acorns in fall and a single trunk. It could be a Magnolia, its hard to tell. I am used to seeing them with a waxy leaf but most are full of blooms in the spring and then fill out with leaves.
What ever it is you need to get it away from the foundation. The root ball will be huge and they will seek out every crack or crevice in your foundation wall.

 

[Zaedock]

Not 100% sure on Southern species, but that looks like Magnolia, especially if the flowers are creamy white.

Regarding a transplant, that's going to be a tough one near the house.

 

[JohnnyG]

Just get out your phone and find the free app called "Plant.net". You take a picture of the leaf or flower and hit submit. Done.
Works really well.

 

[aquariuscsm]

Maybe a large Photinia?

 

[Donald]

Send an email to the state university coop extension. They have people that know all this stuff. Find the names online.

 

[Donald]

I have not had great luck with the smart phone apps where you take a picture and it identifies the plant.

 

[Rhymingmechanic]

The closest thing I could find is sweetbay magnolia. The leaf shape and underside color match.

Magnolia leaf ID

 

[mk378]

That is way too large to move "easily." Cut it down and plant a replacement in the new location.

 

[Kuato]

My sister is a landscape architect with a broad knowledge of plants. Got an inquiry in to her.

 

[ecotourist]

Maybe a large Photinia?

Looks very similar all right. Do the leaves turn red in the fall?

 

[aquariuscsm]

Looks very similar all right. Do the leaves turn red in the fall?

The red tip photinia's turn red in the spring and summer during growth season. The large (tree-size) photinias don't.

 

[Kuato]

My sister says:

"I'm not sure what it is but from the size of it it looks like it will continue to grow and get pretty big. It may tolerate being moved, you might have to cut it back about halfway and make sure you get a good root ball"

 

[Rand]

I'd identify that as needing removed.

 

[Passport1]

Looks like the magnolia I had in my backyard until it got accidently bush hogged one day.

 

[Job]

Nice brick houses in Arkansastan. It looks invasive and has a lot of shoots coming up from the ground, whatever it is. Maybe it is something nice. I would saw it away and put it in the green waste bin.

 

[Drew7a]

You would be better served asking this question in a horticultural site rather than an oil site.

I know my dendrology pretty well for northern species but cant help with southern species. I would guess some sort of magnolia.

 

[Jimmy_Russells]

I would guess some sort of magnolia.

Pretty much certainly.

As was said earlier I'm sure it can be moved but there will be a large root ball.