THE OAKS AND CHESTNUT 



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a characteristic pillar effect as in Figs. 61 and 94. It has 

 the straightest trunk of all the oaks. The leaves possess 

 more lobes than the leaves 

 of any of the other 

 species of the black oak 

 group, see Fig. 62. The 

 acorns, the largest among 

 the oaks, are semispheri- 

 cal with the cups ex- 

 tremely shallow. The 

 buds are large and sharp 

 pointed, but not as large 

 as those of the black 

 oak. They also have a 

 few fine hairs on their 

 scales, but are not nearly 

 as downy as those of the 

 black oak. 



Form and size: The 

 red oak is the largest 

 of the oaks and among 

 the largest of the trees 

 in the northern forests. 

 It has a straight trunk, 

 free from branches to a 

 higher point than in the 

 white oak, see Fig. 94. FIG. 61. Bark of Red Oak. 



The branches are less 



twisted and emerge at sharper angles than do those of 

 the white oak. 



