Camber
Resident Family Therapist
@the100thBalloon, okay cool beans 
@ MeteorPunch -- the leaves don't look that dark because you are looking at red oak leaves. There are three major divisions of oaks: red oaks have pointed lobes, white oaks generally have rounded lobes, and live oaks generally have no lobes at all. Within these major divisions are many species.
Live oaks tend to have darker leaves out of the three groups, that are also thicker and usually stay on the tree throughout winter. Here is an image of a younger live oak:
and the leaves:
Note that the shiny surface of the leaves reflects light, but shaded areas are dark green. In full sunshine the trees can reflect a lot of light; but when wet, under cloud cover, their rick dark green is most visible.
@ MeteorPunch -- the leaves don't look that dark because you are looking at red oak leaves. There are three major divisions of oaks: red oaks have pointed lobes, white oaks generally have rounded lobes, and live oaks generally have no lobes at all. Within these major divisions are many species.
Live oaks tend to have darker leaves out of the three groups, that are also thicker and usually stay on the tree throughout winter. Here is an image of a younger live oak:
and the leaves:
Note that the shiny surface of the leaves reflects light, but shaded areas are dark green. In full sunshine the trees can reflect a lot of light; but when wet, under cloud cover, their rick dark green is most visible.
