Name:               Common: Red Oak

                                      Scientific: Quercus rubra

            Leaf:                Type: Alternate with pinnate venation

                                    Form:   1. Vein:  Pinnate

                                                2. Apex: Pointy with a bristle

                                                                                                   3. Margin: Lobes: about 10 of them

                                                                                            4. Base: Pointed  

                                                            Venation: Pinnate

                                                            Arrangement: Alternate
Flower: none

            Description: none

 Fruit:  Yes

            Description: An acorn;  a nut that is pointed at the tip.

  Twig: Leaves are alternately on the twig; twig is about 4 inches long

 Bark: Brown; not really smooth

 Form: Rounded

Discussion:

 Uses: Shade, paper, and firewood

Origin (location): United States

Distribution:                         zones 3-8

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