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Quercus robur


 

Quercus robur
English oak

Reddish brown, angled and glabrous, the gray-lenticelled stems often turn purplish in winter. The winter purple on stems of this species is more pronounced than the reddish purple color found on winter stems of Quercus alba.

 
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