Description of Trees 



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White Oak (Qiierciis alba), Fig. loi. — The grandest of 

 all the oaks and one of the most common. It is rather slow 

 in growth and wherever large trees are found, whether by 

 the roadside or in the field, they should be preserved and the 

 most be made of their picturesque grandeur. The long adher- 

 ence of the brown leaves of this and the pin oak in the winter 



Fig. ioi. — ^\^lite Oak (Quercus alba). 



makes them sometimes objectionable on small places, but on 

 a large place and in among evergreens they are an interesting 

 feature of the winter landscape. This apphes more especially 

 to the white and pin oak. 



Red Oak (Q. rubra). — See Street- or Avenue-trees. 



Swamp White Oak (Q. bicolor). — Somewhat similar in ap- 

 pearance to the white oak, but rather more upright in growth 

 and with a heavier foliage. It succeeds best in a moist soil. 



