The Trees of Texas 8l 
obovate, quite variable in outline, 3’-9’ long; somewhat curved, 
wedge-shaped, rounded or truncate at the base, 3-11, usually 
5-9 lobed; the number of lobes more variable than in any 
other of the oaks; the middle lobe is generally longer than 

Fig. 17. Quercus digitata. 
any of the others, but the terminal lobe is frequently much 
elongated and scythe-shaped. Acorns borne sessile or almost 
so; nut subglobose, 3%’ long, more or less hairy, light brown, 
enclosed for about one-half its length in the cup-shaped cup; 
scales of cup thin, oblong, reddish and hairy. 
6—Trees. 
