THE OAKS WITH ACORNS. 



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Spanish Oak. The Spanish oak is distinguished by 



Querent falcata. ., , , -i i ,i n i. . 



Querem digitata. lts broad-ended, three- to five-dm- 

 sioned leaf, which is always downy underneath and 

 of a somewhat dull - green color above. 

 The acorn has a saucer-shaped cup with 

 a top-shaped base, and a round- 

 ish nut with a bitter kernel ; 

 it is nearly stemless. The tree 

 grows from 40 to 70 feet high, 

 and is found in dry or sandy 

 soil from Long Island through 

 New Jersey to Florida ; * west- 

 ward it extends from southern 

 Indiana and Illinois to Mis- 

 souri and Texas. The bark is 

 blackish brown and is deeply furrowed. It contains 

 a large amount of tannin, and is therefore valued by 

 the tanner. 



The Spanish oak and the four species preceding it 

 complete the list of black and red oaks which are 

 common. Their acorns require two years in which 

 to ripen. 



Water Oak The water oak, as its name implies, is 



Querent aquation. found ill Wet situations. It gTOWfl 



Querent nigra. f rom 3Q to 40 and occasionally V| > 



Spanish Oak 



It is also reported from Bucks County, Pa. 



