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Is the oak slow? Fig. 64. Left. A Portuguese ilex that litters the ground with acorns.—Fig. 65. Center. Four-year-old sprouts of Turkey oak from Virginia Blue Ridge set up in front of five-inch weather boarding. Note acorns.—Fig. 66. Right. Seven-year-old sprouts of Virginia Blue Ridge chestnut oak bearing acorns. (Photos J. Russell Smith.)