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Leaves about 3% inches long, smooth, 

 leathery, with shallow inconspicuous 



teeth Horse Sugar (p. 55) 



Leaves about iy 2 inches long, smooth, thick, 

 with very minute teeth on the turned 



under edges Sparkleberry (p 54) 



2. Fruit an acorn. 



Leaves broadest at the ends. 



Two to three inches long Water Oak (p. 48) 



Four to six inches long. . .Black Jack Oak (p. 49) 

 Leaves broadest in the middle. 

 Leaves without lobes. 



Leaves over three inches long and very narrow . . 



Willow Oak (p. 49) 



Leaves less than three inches long 



Upland Willow Oak (p. 49) 

 Leaves with lobes. 

 Lobes bristle-tipped. 



Leaves smooth on both sides. Cup covering 

 about one-third of the medium-sized acorn. 



A large tree in fertile soil 



Scarlet Oak (p. 47) 



Leaves smooth on both sides. Cup covering 



about two-thirds of the rather large acorn. A 



small oak of dry, sandy soils Fork-leaved 



Black Jack or Turkey Oak (p. 48) 



Leaves yellowish downy beneath when young, 



becoming smooth with age. Acorn large with 



cup covering half of it. . .Black Oak (p. 48) 



Leaves yellowish-gray and downy beneath, 



with a long slender middle lobe, acorn 



small Spanish Oak (p. 48) 



Lobes not bristle tipped. 



Leaves with seven to nine regular rounded 



lobes, whitish beneath ... White Oak (p. 46) 



Leaves with five to seven deep, irregular, 



rounded lobes, green beneath. Post Oak (p. 47) 



D. Leaves simple ; opposite on the twig. 



Leaves three to five lobed, soft downy beneath as a 



rule Carolina Red Maple (p. 52) 



Leaves not lobed, about four inches long 



Dogwood (p. 53) 



