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The Oaks

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Trees in the Beech Family - Fagaceae

Fagaceae - Watson/Dallwitz

Description by Individual Oak Species - Quercus

Leaves: alternate, variable in shape, short stalked.

Bark: gray and scaly or blackish and furrowed.

Twigs: slender with star-shaped pith.

Fruit: acorns.

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