walk about the yard 027 (see description)

walk about the yard 027 (see description) The leaf looks smooth like Chestnut Oak and not hairy like Swamp Chestnut Oak.
The shape of the leaf looks more like Swamp Chestnut Oak rather than Chestnut Oak.
The bark of this young tree looks more like the bark of a Beech tree than an Oak.

Chestnut Oak:
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http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=76
http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/qumo.html

Swamp Chestnut Oak:
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Are the leaves fuzzy/hairy? Do they turn red in the Fall?
http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=243
http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/qumi.html

Chinkapin Oak:
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http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=244
http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/qumu.html
also
plants.usda.gov shows Chinkapin Oak as endangered or threatened over much of its range
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=QUMU

American Beech:
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http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/fagr.html
From what I remember about growing a Beech Tree, its young twigs are slender and almost brittle looking because of a slight zig-zag pattern in the branch where the leaves come out. This leaf just doesn't look like a Beech leaf to me, even though the bark of the trunk appears to be smooth and gray.