How big was the tree itself?

Pics?

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You might try this as a reference.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinkapin_oak

Looks like it might be a chinkapin but it might be a chestnut oak also. The site says that chestnut oak leaves can get slightly larger than a chinkapins.

Did you noticed the other chinkapin oaks?

Tree Dude

Looking at the picture of the entire tree looks much like Chinkapin Oak except, of course, with bigger leaves. I'm pretty sure that the tree will be a good tree anyways.You have, I guess, a super tree. I know that chinks and burs hybrid according to some references. It is not a chestnut oak or a swamp chestnut oak.They won't make it here, anyways.

I now know what the tree is!! It is a Japanese Emperor Oak Quercus dentata. I saw one at the Ft Worth Botanic Gardens. The leaves are indeed huge. They are as big or bigger than leaves of bur oaks. It is native in Japan, China, Korea. In its native home, it grows around 50-80 tall and (I guess ) as wide. So, enjoy your treasure.

Tree Dude