THE BLACK OAK (Siuercus velutina) 



The leaves have squarish lobes, coarse, rough texture and often brownish linings, -with tufts of rusty hairs in the angles 

 of the veins. They turn to dull red or brownish orange. The under bark is orange-coloured. The acorns sit in cups of loosely 

 shingled scales which form a fringe at the margin. The buds are large, ovate, with a hoary covering of fine hairs 



