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  2. Quercus acerifolia - Wikipedia

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    Quercus acerifolia (also called maple-leaf oak) is a rare North American species of oak in the red oak section of Quercus (known as Lobatae). It is endemic to just four locations within the Ouachita Mountains of the State of Arkansas. [3] [4] The tree sometimes reaches a height of 15 meters (50 feet).

  3. Quercus virginiana - Wikipedia

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    Although live oaks retain their leaves nearly year-round, they are not true evergreens.Live oaks drop their leaves immediately before new leaves emerge in the spring. Occasionally, senescing leaves may turn yellow or contain brown spots in the winter, leading to the mistaken belief that the tree has oak wilt, whose symptoms typically occur in the sum

  4. Maple - Wikipedia

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    A maple leaf is on the coat of arms of Canada, and is on the Canadian flag. The maple is a common symbol of strength and endurance and has been chosen as the national tree of Canada. Maple leaves are traditionally an important part of Canadian Forces military regalia, for example, the military rank insignia for generals use maple leaf symbols ...

  5. Temperate forest - Wikipedia

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    Deciduous forests are composed mainly of broadleaf trees, such as maple and oak, that shed all their leaves during one season. [4] They are typically found in three middle-latitude regions with temperate climates characterized by a winter season and year-round precipitation: eastern North America, western Eurasia and northeastern Asia.

  6. Oak - Wikipedia

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    Oak wood chips are used for smoking foods such as fish, meat, and cheese. [87] [88] In Japan, Children's Day is celebrated with Kashiwa-mochi rice cakes, filled with a sweet red bean paste, and wrapped in a kashiwa oak leaf. [89] The bark of the cork oak is used to produce cork stoppers for wine bottles.

  7. Autumn leaf color - Wikipedia

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    Japanese maple autumn leaves. Autumn leaf color is a phenomenon that affects the normally green leaves of many deciduous trees and shrubs by which they take on, during a few weeks in the autumn season, various shades of yellow, orange, red, purple, and brown. [1]

  8. Why are maple leaves turning yellow and dropping early? A ...

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    Columnist Bill Lamont noticed that some of his trees looked like October foliage in August.

  9. Maple leaf - Wikipedia

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    The Sovereign's Flag for Canada, showing a sprig of three maple leaves as part of the design The flag of Canada, featuring one stylized maple leaf in the centre. The maple leaf slowly caught on as a national symbol. In 1868, it was included in the coat of arms of Ontario and the coat of arms of Quebec, and was added to the Canadian coat of arms ...