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AMERICAN MUSEUM GUIDE LEAFLETS 



FIG. 66. BUTTON- 

 WOOD TWIG 



Conical brown 

 buds arc in the 

 centers of the leal 

 scars 



be distinguished by it- rounded buds, which have a 

 braided appearance given by the many closely overlap- 

 ping scales (Fig. 65, twig at left). Lateral buds are 

 crowded aboul the terminal hud, producing a cluster. 

 The leaf scars project from the twig. The leaves, which 

 have rounded lobes, are likely to remain on the tree 

 throughout the winter. The "sweet" acorns arc in 

 shallow, rough cups. The bark on the trunk of the 

 tree is light-colored and rough. 



FIG. 67. THE TRUNK OF A YOUNG BUTTON- 

 WOOD TREE 



Black Oak (Quercus velutina Lam.). The large buds (Fig. <>.">, 

 twig al right) arc sharp-pointed and somewhal downy. The twigs 

 are smooth and have a bitter taste. The "bitter" acorns are in deep 

 cups. The bark on the trunk is dark in color. "Oak apples" are 

 found on black oaks. 



The white oak, swamp white oak, chestnul oak, posl oak and some 

 others, are white oaks, recognized by the lighl bark of their trunks and 

 the rounded lobes of their leaves. They arc difficult of distinction 

 from one another in their winter condition. 



