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Bulletin of the University of Texas 



23. Quercus nigra L. Water Oak. A round topped forest 

 tree sometimes 80 high with slender branches, smooth, light 

 brown bark and reddish twigs. Leaves oblong some of them 







Fig. 20. Quercus nigra. 



three or more lobed toward the apex arid linear-obovate, 

 2 1 /o'-6' long, l%'-2%' wide, dull green above, paler below, 

 petioles short. Fruit solitary or in pairs, sessile or short 

 stalked; acorn ovoid 3/2'-2/3' long and almost as wide, en- 

 closed at the base in a thin saucer-shaped cup, often striate. 





