The White Oak 



ONE of the grandest and most valuable trees 

 growing in any country is the white oak of our 

 American forests. Its growth is slow; but it is 

 also slow to die, and lives to a great age. The 

 thick, strong trunk often towers upward for 

 more than a hundred feet, bearing a broad 

 crown of leaves. 



The leaves are five to nine inches long, bright 

 green on the surface, and a lighter shade of green 

 underneath. In autumn the green becomes 

 a beautiful red, turning later in the season to 



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