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like those of the Black Oak, but are frond-like with three 

 or four deep, nearly even, cuts on each side: The acorns of 

 this can be easily matched among those of the Black Oak, 

 but the kernel of the Scarlet is white, that of the Black is 

 yellow; they take two seasons to ripen. Wood much as 



in Red Oak but weighs 46 lbs. per cubic foot. Leaves 4 to 

 8 inches long. Mass. to Ga. & Iowa. 



Black Oak, Golden Oak or Quercitron {Quercus 



velutina) 



Seventy to 80 or even 150 feet high. The outer bark 

 is very rough, bumpy and blackish; inner bark yellow. This 

 jdelds a yellow dye called quercitron. The leaf is of the 

 Scarlet Oak style, but has uneven cuts and usually a large 

 solid area in the outer half. The wood is hard, coarse- 

 grained, checks, and does not stand for weather or ground 

 work. A cubic foot weighs 44 lbs. Wis. to Maine and 

 south to Gulf. 



