. Trees of Texas; an illustrated manual of the native and introduced trees of the state . ently cut almostto the midrib near the middle, wedge shaped at base, greenand smooth above, pale and hairy beneath. Acorns sessileor short stalked, nut globose, depressed, % long, almost com-pletely enclosed in the rather thin reddish brown cup. Maryland south to Florida, west to Texas, and norththrough Tennessee, Indiana, and Illinois. Confined principallyto moist soil. In Texas it extends to the Trinity Valley. ]\Iostabundant in wet rich alluvial soils. The wood and uses are similar to Quercus alba. It
. Trees of Texas; an illustrated manual of the native and introduced trees of the state . ently cut almostto the midrib near the middle, wedge shaped at base, greenand smooth above, pale and hairy beneath. Acorns sessileor short stalked, nut globose, depressed, % long, almost com-pletely enclosed in the rather thin reddish brown cup. Maryland south to Florida, west to Texas, and norththrough Tennessee, Indiana, and Illinois. Confined principallyto moist soil. In Texas it extends to the Trinity Valley. ]\Iostabundant in wet rich alluvial soils. The wood and uses are similar to Quercus alba. It hasbeen used extensively for railroad ties. 5. Quercus prinoides Willdenow. Chinquapin Oak. Ashrub ur small tree sometimes reaching a height of bark is light brown and somewhat scaly. Leaves obovateor oblanceolate, pointed or acute at the apex, wedge-shaped 70 Bulletin of the University of Texas or rounded at base, coarsely toothed, green and shining above,hairy beneath Avith grayish hairs. The acorns are sessile orvery ?,hort stalked, nut ovoid to oblong Vo to V long, lidit. l-ii:;. 11. Quercus lyrata. l)r()wii in color, cup hemispheric Yj in diameter enclosingabout one-half of the nut. ]\Iaine to ^linnesota, south to Alal)ama and Texas. The Trees of Texaf; 71 Tlie trees are too small to be of value for timber. It isused for fuel. 6. Quercus Mublerbergii Enorlemann. Yellow Oak. TanBark Oak. A large forest tree Avitb maximum beigbt of 100^and trunk diameter of 6°-7°, but usually smaller, 60°-70^ bigh. and 3°-4° in diameter. Tlie brancbes are spreading,forming a ratber broad erown. Tbe bark on old trunks isabout l^-/ tliiek, elose, ligbt to dark gray, scaly, sometimesseparating in ratber large flakes. Leaves with petioles?!/2-lVi long, obovate to oblong lanceolate, taper pointed,eoarselly toothed, teeth incurved, glandular, hairy on bothsides when young, smooth above at maturity, hairy ^/i-)4 long enclosed for about one-third of its lengthby the thin,
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