. Handbook of the trees of the northern states and Canada east of the Rocky Mountains, photo-descriptive . Trees. Handbook of Trees of the JSToRTHEEisr States and Canada. 1Y5 This large and important £)ak is one of the most valuable timber trees of the southern states, and in forests sometimes attains the height of 100 ft., with columnar trunk 3 or 4 ft. in diameter vested in a pale gray scaly ridged bark. It is one of our handsomest Oaks with its ample leaves showing alternately their glossy dark green upper surfaces and velvety white lower surfaces, as agitated by the wind. It is confined in
. Handbook of the trees of the northern states and Canada east of the Rocky Mountains, photo-descriptive . Trees. Handbook of Trees of the JSToRTHEEisr States and Canada. 1Y5 This large and important £)ak is one of the most valuable timber trees of the southern states, and in forests sometimes attains the height of 100 ft., with columnar trunk 3 or 4 ft. in diameter vested in a pale gray scaly ridged bark. It is one of our handsomest Oaks with its ample leaves showing alternately their glossy dark green upper surfaces and velvety white lower surfaces, as agitated by the wind. It is confined in its distribution mainly to low swampy grounds, rich bottom- lands and the borders of streams subject to frequent inundation, where it is found in com- pany with the Water Hickory, Swamp Bay, Planer Tree, Water and Laurel Oaks, the Gums, Red Maple, etc. Its wood, of which a cubic foot when absolutely dry weighs lbs., is hard, tough, strong and very durable in contact with the soil and is highly valued for furniture and interior finish- ing, cooperage, the manufacture of agricultural implements, fence posts, fuel, etc., and is con- sidered the best of our woods for the manu- facture of Leaves obovate, usually 4-8 In. long, broad, ob- tuse or roundPd at base, "acute or acuminate, regu- larly crenate-toothed. with 8-12 pairs of primary veins terminating in the teeth, rather thick, lust- rous dark green above, whitish and velvety pubes- cent beneath. Floircrs: staminate aments slender, 3-4 in. long; pistillate with short tomentose pe- duncles and short red stigmas. Fruit solitary or in pairs, sessile or nearly so; nut 1-1% in. in length, ovoid-oblong and about Vi enveloped in the hoary-tomentose closely imbricated pointed scales, those near the base thick tuberculate. 1. A. W., V, 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 ma
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