Acorn identification question

[Creamer]

I posted this pic in my member journal thread, but figured I might get a quicker response here. I have never in my life seen acorns like this.

The cap is really light, but the nut itself is almost black. Background on the location, this was on some city property in Athens near a residential neighborhood. Is it possibly some sort of non-native ornamental? I should have snapped a pic of the tree/leaves, and will when I go back. I was curious if anyone here had a lead on ID based off the nuts. Thanks in advance!

 

[finelyshedded]

Do leaves look like a Japanese Evergreen Oak? Nothing like typical oak leaves and more like Magnolia leaves IMO. They drop small acorns too.

 

[Jamie]

Chinquapin Oak

 

[finelyshedded]

It’s crazy how many varieties there are

 

[Jamie]

Looks kind of like a Live oak, but their range is far south of here.

 

[Creamer]

Chinquapin Oak

I think this is it. I saw a tree nearby that appeared to have bark similar to a white oak. It was a fair sized tree and I couldn't honestly see the leaves well enough to see if they were sawtooth like I see chinquapins look like online. I'll get a better look at the tree next time out there. Thanks, @Jamie !

 

[bowhunter1023]

I was scrolling down to agree with Jamie.

Chinkapin Oak

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