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NATURE STUDY MADE EASY 



The White Oak leaf is slightly lobed, and is narrow at the base. 

 The bark is thin and scaly, and, when it is old, peels off in strings. 



WHITE OAK 



SCARLET OAK 



The Scarlet Oak leaf is deeply cleft. It turns brilliant red in 

 autumn. The wood has a reddish tinge. 



The Black Oak leaf is cleft and pointed, and the bark is darker 

 and rougher than the red oak. The wood has an orange tinge. 

 This oak is valuable for the tannin, which is used in the manu- 

 facture of leather. 



The Bur Oak has lobed leaves, but its bark is thicker and 

 rougher, and does not scale off like the bark of the White Oak. 

 The White Oak forms its acorns in one season. 



BLACK OAK 



BUR OAK 



RED OAK 



The Red Oak requires two seasons to grow its acorns. Every 

 oak bears many hundreds of crops of acorns during its long life. 

 There are oaks growing in America now that were growing when 

 Columbus discovered our continent in 1492. Think of it ! 



