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mastering the identities of the most majestic trees in the Virginia woods.
I am now reasonably sure I can identify oaks in summer, when they are in leaf. With some species such as the black oak, Quercus velutina, I can give it a name in winter by a close look at its velvPty buds. The red oak, Quercus rubra, has leaves very similar to those of the black oak, but its end buds are smooth and have a reddish, varnished look.
Bur Oak is in the white oak group and has a very distinctive leaf. Superficially, it resembles the white oak, Quercus alba, but just below the middle of the leaf, the
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