. Common trees of Ohio : a handy pocket manual of the common and introduced trees of Ohio. Trees -- Ohio. OF Ohio 59 POST OAK Quercus stellata, Wartgenheim THE Post Oak was given its name in pioneer days when it was used extensively for posts, a use for which it is well adapted on account of its durability. The Post Oak may be recognized at all seasons of the year. Some of its b r o w n leaves usually hang on until the new crop ap- pears. The leaves are simple, alternate, coarse, stiff, leathery in texture, 4 to 6 inches long. They are dark green and shiny on the upper surface, have a heavy co
. Common trees of Ohio : a handy pocket manual of the common and introduced trees of Ohio. Trees -- Ohio. OF Ohio 59 POST OAK Quercus stellata, Wartgenheim THE Post Oak was given its name in pioneer days when it was used extensively for posts, a use for which it is well adapted on account of its durability. The Post Oak may be recognized at all seasons of the year. Some of its b r o w n leaves usually hang on until the new crop ap- pears. The leaves are simple, alternate, coarse, stiff, leathery in texture, 4 to 6 inches long. They are dark green and shiny on the upper surface, have a heavy coating of rusty brown hairs on lower surface. Under a magnifying glass the hairs are star- shaped, whence the specific name "; They are usually made up of 5 rounded lobes. The two basal lobes are small, and the three terminal lobes are large and gcncra^lly squarish in outline. The fruit is a small acorn maturing in one season. The nut is about 3^ of an inch long, dark brown, often striped. The cup is shallow, covered with pale woolly scales, enclos- ing about one-third of nut. The bark is darker, rougher and less scaly than that of White Oak. The twigs are stout, hairy and rusty. The buds are alternate % of an inch long, blunt-pointed, red- dish-brown, clustered at end of twigs. The wood is similar to White Oak and used for the same purposes. The Post Oak, also called Iron Oak, is found from Massa- chusetts to Kansas and south to Florida and Texas. In Ohio it is found from Licking county southward. It oc- curs mostly on the hills of southeastern Ohio. Gravelly up- lands, limestone hills and sandy plains are its principal habitat. It is a medium-sized tree, rarely exceeding 60 feet in height and 3 feet in POST OAK One-third natural Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original w
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