DONAHUE 



THE OAKS 



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less surrounded and inclosed by the cup. The acorn cup is of 

 woody texture made up of a large number of tiny scales which 

 have grown together, sometimes entirely, sometimes with free 

 tips. The seed fills the nut. 



The oak is long lived and does not produce acorns until about 

 twenty years of age and requires a century to mature. 



Oak wood is usually heavy, very strong, tough and coarse. 

 Hercules carried an oaken club. The ancients made oaks the 



White Oak 



Scrub Chestnut or Chinquapin Oak 

 Usually a shrub 



Swamp White Oak Chestnut, Cow, Basket Oak Chestnut or Yellow Oak 



Leaves very much like those of 

 the Chestnut except the lobes 

 are more rounded 



