The tree book : A popular guide to a knowledge of the trees of North America and to their uses and cultivation . THE RED OAK ($uercus rubra) This tree is lusty and beautiful throughout. The pointed buds promise what summer fulfils. The broad leaves havetriangular lobes and sinuses. The lobes point forward more than outward. They are often 9 inches long and six inches second leaf shows the paler lining. The large acorns sit in saucers* much shallower thaD in other oaks The furrowedbark has a reddish-brown colour.

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