Thursday, December 20, 2012

Oak leaves

I saw these leaves on one of the small oaks out in the vineyard last week when we had a frosty morning.

A frost-tinged oak tree.

The oak trees' leaves turn brown in the fall, but they don't fall from the tree until spring, when the new growth pushes them off.
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8 comments:

  1. Anonymous20 December, 2012 11:59

    Is it a Pin Oak? The leaves look different to a Pin Oak. Nice fat buds showing.

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  2. Seine Judeet (Judith)20 December, 2012 13:06

    I think that Swamp Oak leaves look rather like this-- with the rounded edges. Oh,wait... the other leaves aren't rounded. Susan? Walt? what oak is this?

    Happy birthday tomorrow, Walt!

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  3. Amanda20 December, 2012 14:31

    Walt, re-newsiness : I had a good laugh!

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  4. Mary20 December, 2012 19:37

    Yes, I don't have a Mayan calendar so I'm not worrying about the apocalypse! Wishing you birthday greetings for tomorrow! Your photo would be a great one for a horticulture class - identifying trees was much easier when we had good clues for buds, leaves and bark during the different seasons. My recollection is that Pin Oaks have very sharp points at the ends of each lobe. I can't ID this leaf right now, sorry.

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  5. Starman20 December, 2012 20:05

    Your trees don't understand the meaning of "fall"?

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  6. Olivier Bailleux20 December, 2012 21:18

    Le format carré est très bien vu.
    Aucun rapport, mais Callie est bien un berger Australien ? J'ai des cousins qui en ont un (mâle) à l'essai et il a l'air très gentils avec les visiteurs, contrairement à leur précédent chien, un Malinois qui était devenu agressif même avec la famille :-\.

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    1. wcs21 December, 2012 08:01

      olivier, non, Callie est un Border Collie, une autre variété de berger dont les origines sont autour de la frontière Ecosse/Angleterre. Callie est né près de Montluçon.

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  7. Moving with Mitchell21 December, 2012 00:44

    We have trees in our plaza, not oaks (but I don't know what), that also stubbornly hold many of their leaves until spring. Thankfully, no frost! Beautiful photo!

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