Steve: You get an A+ for that assignment. Thanks!
Tim On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 5:35 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Steve, > > Splendid display. You've taken us to a higher level. Thanks. > > Bob > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Galehouse" <[email protected]> > To: "ENTS" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 2:32:55 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: [ENTS] Red oak comparisons-foliage and fruit > > ENTS- > > As a continuation and extension of the oak bark discussion, here are some > photos comparing red, scarlet, black, and pin oaks. In the leaf photo, the > four at upper left are pin oak, the four at upper right scarlet oak, three > at lower left black, three lower right northern red. Both the black and red > oak display more shallowly lobed foliage on more shaded branches; this is > also the case with pin and scarlet to a lesser degree. Here in N Ohio, black > and pin oaks are fully defoliated, some red oaks still have some foliage > remaining, while scarlet oaks typically have many leaves remaining and are > still in good fall color. > > > The acorn photos show, left to right: northern red, scarlet, black, and pin > oaks. Note the stripes on the black oak acorn, along with the free-tipped > scales on the cap. Barely visible on the scarlet oak acorn are the > concentric striations at the tip. The red oak has typically shallow caps as > shown in the photo, but this can be a variable trait. > > Steve > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
