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The typical white oak which grows in southern 

 Ontario and Quebec has leaves from five to nine 

 inches long and three to four inches wide, the lobes 

 are rounded or blunt and the notches are fairly 

 deep, most of them one-half inch and over. The 

 most widely distributed of the white oaks or any 



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of the oaks is the bur or mossycup oak, which is 

 found from Nova Scotia to Manitoba and con- 

 siderably farther north than other oaks. The 

 leaves vary greatly,, in size and outline but their 

 characteristics are well marked. The long, deep 

 notches into the leaf on each side of the main rib, 

 which almost meet and cut the leaf in two, are a 

 good distinguishing feature. The acorns are large 

 and the scales on the edge of the cup are elongated 

 and form a distinct fringe. The Garry oak is found 

 only in British Columbia and is the only oak there. 

 Its leaves are like those of the white oak. The chestnut 

 oak is found only in the extreme southwestern part of 

 Ontario. The leaves resemble those of the chestnut tree 

 but the points on the margin are more rounded and 

 the outline of the leaf wavy rather than toothed. 



