346 ] Trees and How to Know Them 



Usually, though, an oak is ponderous, with scaly or furrowed 

 bark. The leaves are marked by prominent branching veins and 

 the winter buds are clustered at the ends of the twigs. These buds 

 are covered with chestnut-brown scales which leave a ringlike 

 mark on the twig when they fall. All oaks are alike in producing 

 those delightfully sculptured seed containers, the acorns. 



The White Oaks: All oaks are divided into two classes: white oaks 

 and black oaks. In identifying a member of the white group 



"GREAT OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW'' 



The mighty white oak, with branches that may extend fifty feet or more, develops 

 from a seed that may be only three-quarters of an inch long. Its wood is a great 

 favorite where durability is needed; it is used in shipbuilding, for railroad ties 

 and cars, flooring, agricultural implements. 



