Question

Identify which tree has a compound leaf and which tree has a simple leaf between Japanese pagoda tree and English oak ?

Answer 1

The Japanese pagoda tree has compound leaf. It is pinnately compound in nature, leaflets being ovate having a pointed tip and a rounded base. The margins of the leaves are essentially untoothed. The venation of the leaf is pinnate. Leaves are dark green in colour. They turn yellow when they fall from the tree.

The English oak tree is also known as Quercus rober. It has sinuate leaf, with very short petiole and rounded lobes. The leaf margin is smooth and the colour of the leaf is blue green. The type of the leaf can be described as simple.