. Trees of Texas; an illustrated manual of the native and introduced trees of the state . V\^. 13. Quercus Virginiana. Tile wood is liard, strong, close-grained. It was formerlyused ill shij) building. The live oak is oik^ of th(^ finest of ourornamental shade tre(\s The Trees of Texas ro 12. Quercus Emoryi Torrey. Black Oak. A small round-topped tree 30^ to 40° high with short trunk, stout droopingbranches and slender reddish branchlets. Bark l-2 thick,deeply divided, dark brown. Leaves oblong, lanceolate,pointed, entire or somewhat toothed, l-2V2long, -/2-l wide,thick and glossy when mature,
. Trees of Texas; an illustrated manual of the native and introduced trees of the state . V\^. 13. Quercus Virginiana. Tile wood is liard, strong, close-grained. It was formerlyused ill shij) building. The live oak is oik^ of th(^ finest of ourornamental shade tre(\s The Trees of Texas ro 12. Quercus Emoryi Torrey. Black Oak. A small round-topped tree 30^ to 40° high with short trunk, stout droopingbranches and slender reddish branchlets. Bark l-2 thick,deeply divided, dark brown. Leaves oblong, lanceolate,pointed, entire or somewhat toothed, l-2V2long, -/2-l wide,thick and glossy when mature, persistent until spring. P>uit. Fig. 14. Quercus Emoryi. sessile or nearly so, ripening from July to September of thefirst year; acorn oblong or oval !/>-% long,% wide, enclosedfor about one-third its length in the cup-shaped cup. On mountain sides and in canyons. New ^Mexico. Arizona,northern ^Mexico and Texas. In Texas it occurs in the Chisos mountains. The wood is soft, stiong, brittle, close grained, dark acorns are sweet and edi])le, being used as food by the^lexicans. 13. Quercus breviloba (Torrey) Sargent. Texan AVhiteOak. A shrul) or small tree sometimes reaching a height of25°-30°. The trunk divides near the base to form severalbranches. The thin, silvery, gray bark se})arat(s from the 76 Bulletin of the University of Texas trunk in loose, elongated plates. Leaves obovate or oblanceo-late, >.vith 5-7 shallow lobes, wedge-shaped at base, bluish greenand shining above, paler and hairy beneath, remaining on thetree until the new leaves of the following spring sessile
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