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STARK 



Tree: very vigorous, rather broadly diverging. 



Shoots: medium to long, medium in size, nearly straight, with slight to medium 

 curvature and medium internodes. Bark: dark reddish olive — dark olive. 

 Lenticels: few to medium, rather small, roundish, light grayish, slightly raised. 



Leaf Blade; large, flat to slightly folded, straight, or slightly reflexed, even or 

 slightly waved, broad oval, rather dark green, spreading. Serrations: sharp, 

 fairly regular, quite distinct. Surface: moderately shining, rather smooth, with 

 little to medium pubescence. 



Prominent Characteristics 



Vigorous growth; dark red bark; and large, flat, sharply serrated leaves, often 

 narrower at the base, and with the midrib often showing a tendency to reverse 

 curvature. 



Differs from — 



Rhode Island Greening by redder bark, rather taller growth, and more upright 

 shoots. 



