. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. PLATE LXII. RED OAK 1. Flowering branch with iimnatuie leaves, (s) stHiniiiate , (]•) i»istlll«t(" l»los8«.ms, (i) immature acorns, x J. 2. A staiiiinate flower, i-nlaryed. ;{. A pistillate flOM-er, enlarged. , . , 4. Branch with mature leaves, (i) iiniiiatun- acorns, (ir.) mature aconis, x i. .5. Winter twig witli immature acorns, lui'ls, and h'af-sears, x J. r». An immature acorn, enlarged. 7. An acorn cup, x J. 5. An aconi, x J. !>. Section of a twig, enlarged. It). A hud-scale, enlarged. ^ 145
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. PLATE LXII. RED OAK 1. Flowering branch with iimnatuie leaves, (s) stHiniiiate , (]•) i»istlll«t(" l»los8«.ms, (i) immature acorns, x J. 2. A staiiiinate flower, i-nlaryed. ;{. A pistillate flOM-er, enlarged. , . , 4. Branch with mature leaves, (i) iiniiiatun- acorns, (ir.) mature aconis, x i. .5. Winter twig witli immature acorns, lui'ls, and h'af-sears, x J. r». An immature acorn, enlarged. 7. An acorn cup, x J. 5. An aconi, x J. !>. Section of a twig, enlarged. It). A hud-scale, enlarged. ^ 145 RED OAK Quercus rubra, Linnaeus of^tSf^ witi 1 HI ** To"! I'*** "*' ^^^ Northern States, usually attaining « height ^, T; «^ ? diameter of 2^ ft. but occasionally reaching a height of 160 ft. with a diameter of 5 feet. When grown in the open has a short trunk and a broad symmetrlSl crown- ^t^ilTlJ'"^^" "^^'T" V"^'^"^'' ''^^ ^^^ «>«t»nuou« bearing a smiTnrn^ ZZ'. The straight ascending and clean branches of the crown are characteristic. BAEK-On young sterna and branches smooth, gray to brown; on older trunks it is thick, l^ ^ ^ "''*"'''^ ^^'^^^ ^^^'^ ''®«^'»'' continuous, dark-brown and distinctly flat- i^im ^^' *^^ f^^"" ^ **• '" <»»ameter are often very rough near the base, having SP S* '^*"''*®''''"ed. BUDB—Alternate, ovoid, 1/6-1/8 of an Inch long, widest part near middle, narrowed up- ward to a sharp point, Ught brown, and free from coolly covering. Bud-scales numerous, over- lapping, a light brown, slightly longltudlnaUy-strlate. with slightly pubescent margins. LEAVES—Alternate, simple, oval to obovato In outline, 6-0 Inches long, 4-6 Inches wide, 7-0 lobed. with sinuses extending half-way to the midrib and separating ascending lobes with entire margin or few bristle-pointed teeth. Mature leaves Arm, dull green, with yellowish to reddish nridrlb above, and p
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