. The book of forestry. Forests and forestry. TREES AND SHB,UBS 217 BLACK OAKS RED OAK Quercus rubra BLACK OAK Quercus velutina Bark Slightly ridged with pale grayish plates above, darker near ground. Inner bark pink. Bark Dark with deep fissures, near ground breaks into small square plates. Inner bark yellow\ Leaves 5'~9" long, lobed, with sharp point at end of each lobe. Leaves 5"~6" long and quite deeply lobed with sharp points. Rusty hairs on under side along ribs. Fruit Acorn 1'-11" long with shallow saucer (one-fourth length ol acorn). Fruit Acorn with square shoulder


. The book of forestry. Forests and forestry. TREES AND SHB,UBS 217 BLACK OAKS RED OAK Quercus rubra BLACK OAK Quercus velutina Bark Slightly ridged with pale grayish plates above, darker near ground. Inner bark pink. Bark Dark with deep fissures, near ground breaks into small square plates. Inner bark yellow\ Leaves 5'~9" long, lobed, with sharp point at end of each lobe. Leaves 5"~6" long and quite deeply lobed with sharp points. Rusty hairs on under side along ribs. Fruit Acorn 1'-11" long with shallow saucer (one-fourth length ol acorn). Fruit Acorn with square shoulders J-l" long; saucer ] length of the acorn. Hange Maine to Minnesota, South to Northern Georgia. Range Maine to Minnesota, Florida Texas. Most prominent in the South. There are in addition twenty-two members of the black oak Fig- 29.—Leaf and acorn of red oak. The saucer of the black oak is much Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Moon, Frederick Franklin, 1880-1929. New York [etc. ] D. Appleton and Company


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