I wanna say "Scarlet Oak"...

but yeah, with banner White Oak crops, I've seen them just laying there and sending down roots too.

Nice photos. And yes, acorns will do this. If soil they land on and moisture conditions suit them. Pot the seedlings up and sell them, or donate them to a gardening sale for some cause or other. Take advantage of the moment. : )

I believe the way to have young oak trees on your property is to install flower beds where you would like to one day have an oak. The squirrels will surely do the rest.

+oM

Yeah, My Chestnut oak is still having babies left and right popping up in the humungous mulch circle I made for it. They started sending taproots down last fall, and I pulled up those I saw, and those I missed sent up leaves this spring. Now the acorns I got from Oklahoma and Texas ( Quercus Fusiformis) are taking a long time to send up leaves. The taproots are still getting established I guess, they are ready to expose the leaves any day, but taking longer just to make me wait..... Just joking of course. But yeah, it's pretty simple with acorns, just make sure nothing disturbs it til it's ready to pop up.

That's a quercus rubra

I know, I was comparing my experience with acorns of my oak, even though it is not the same oak, and mine is a white oak family tree and his is a red oak family tree. If you plant them in fall they both sit there til spring and then pop up. Other than the white oaks sometimes sending down a radical in fall, the human effort involved is the same. Sorry for any confusion. I just meant oaks are not hard to sow seed and then you just wait for them to do their thing.

I know, I was answering Ken's question "ID?".

Sorry me confusious.