Friday, November 16, 2012

Red Oak

Red Oak (Quercus rubra)
In the fence-line in the backyard, there is a juvenile Red Oak coming up. It's in a good place, so I'll leave it where it is. Right now it's only about 8 ft tall, but at maturity (in a couple hundred years), it could well reach over 100 ft into the sky. These are among the last remaining leaves still attached to their tree. They may hang on the tree all winter.

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