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TREES AND SHRUBS 



THE OAKS 



The Beech Family eae) is represented in New 



Mexico by a sing] f w hich there are 24 



species or subsp are f w j de 



distribution in the Stal them are beautiful 



trees. There are two well marked groups of the genus, which 

 may be recognized em, the white oak, has 



large, deciduous, chrome-green leaves and the species grow 

 in the mountain, at elevations rid more, reach- 



ing well into i ] adian Zone. The other group occurs 



mostly in the drier and rockier cat and foothills of the 



mountains of the southern part of the State. They are ever- 



Silver Leaved Oak. (Quercus hypoleuca) 



