. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. 137 !. PLATE LX. CHESTNUT OAK. 1. FloweiiiiK luiii'di with iiniiiatui-e h-aves, (s) staniinato hldssoms, (p) pistillate blossoms, x i. 2. I'.iamli with mature loaves and mature acorns, x J. 3. An acorn cup, x i. 4. An acorn, x i. f). A winter twi>; sliowinn Inids. h-ntlcels, leaf-scars, fluted bark, and pentangular pith, x i. lack, "^^/° ^\^""*^°;/^^Ba7e of the fissures often continuous fissures. Kidges are very solid, sharp-angled not scaly. ^^^^ «^ „^"« dnnamon-ied. especially on the larger
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. 137 !. PLATE LX. CHESTNUT OAK. 1. FloweiiiiK luiii'di with iiniiiatui-e h-aves, (s) staniinato hldssoms, (p) pistillate blossoms, x i. 2. I'.iamli with mature loaves and mature acorns, x J. 3. An acorn cup, x i. 4. An acorn, x i. f). A winter twi>; sliowinn Inids. h-ntlcels, leaf-scars, fluted bark, and pentangular pith, x i. lack, "^^/° ^\^""*^°;/^^Ba7e of the fissures often continuous fissures. Kidges are very solid, sharp-angled not scaly. ^^^^ «^ „^"« dnnamon-ied. especially on the larger branches and smaller trunks. See Fig. .5. TWIGS-First summer greenish-purple; first winter orange or reddish-brown; stout, smooth; bitter- with inconspicuous lenticels and star-shaped pith. BUDfr-Alternate. ovate-ccnical. distinctly sharp-pointed, H of an Inch long. Bud-scales light ch^ftnuVbtowTimbricated. slightly hairy towards apex and along margin. LEAVES-Alternate. simple, obovate. thick. ^;tij. 5^ lneh^«^.l-^. ,^^ wedge-shaped at base, coarsely dentate with rounded teeth on maigm, gieen a leaf-surface, pale green and at first hairy on lower. LEAF-SCAES—See "Leaf Scars" under White Oak. page 132. dish style, and occur in small groups upon stout stalks. , or in pair.; matured .„ »- -;7J»„rt^L?''^r yotniiTnra,'"'.; cup are thin-tipped, reddish-brown, rather knol>by near the base. WOOD-Ring-porous; with P-inent medullary rays; ^eavy f-^i,:;7,-f-:^,^^r^^^^.:S contact with soil, dark brown with "f»^t«[, J^^j?^^^^ ^^^ White Oak for railroad ties, fencing, fuel and construction. Ranks close to w DISTINGUISHING CHAHACTEKISTICS-In summer the Chestn-^ .^a^.^ a^^^^^ -/"f^ oak. can be distinguished by its oblong .^^^^ ^"^"«"^,',,^;*''recognize it by its characteristic roughly fissured and non-scaly bark. In ^''f.^.J^^^.^.^.^^tt'^^The persistent leaves often aid in KANGE-Maine to Ontario, south to Alabama and
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