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19. Quercus velutina Lamark. Black Oak. A large for- 
est tree 150° high and 3°-4° in diameter, but usually smaller, 
70°-80° high. The branches are slender, ascending, and with 
stout branchlets form a widespreading, rounded crown. Bark 
on trunks thick, deeply fissured, not scaly, dark brown or 

Fig. 16. Quercus velutina. 
almost black, inner bark deep orange. Leaves obovate to 
oblong, quite variable in size, and from 5’-7’ long, 5-9, most 
generally 7-lobed, the openings between the lobes are wide 
and rounded, sometimes extending almost to the midrib; lobes 
broad, oblong to triangular, bristle tipped. usually wedge- 
