Red or White Oak?
The leaf on the left is a red oak and has sharply pointed lobes. The leaf on the right is a white oak and has rounded lobes. Red oak is more susceptible to oak wilt disease, while white oak is often affected with anthracnose.
posted by:
Rick Moore
updated: 07/3/2004
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