. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history. 106 XaTIKAI. HlSTOKY SlHVKY bone Creek ravine at Fort Sheridan. There was at one time a ckimp of Beech in a wood one mile north of Edgebrook; but Pepoon states that in 1!>26 the wood had been cut over and the trees lost. In southern Illinois, the range of the Beech, which is much the same as the range of the Tulip Tree, extends from Vermilion County south- ward around the State and up the Mississippi into Randolph County. Throughout this territory, the tree appears to find small areas in the bot- toms of small valleys and the
. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history. 106 XaTIKAI. HlSTOKY SlHVKY bone Creek ravine at Fort Sheridan. There was at one time a ckimp of Beech in a wood one mile north of Edgebrook; but Pepoon states that in 1!>26 the wood had been cut over and the trees lost. In southern Illinois, the range of the Beech, which is much the same as the range of the Tulip Tree, extends from Vermilion County south- ward around the State and up the Mississippi into Randolph County. Throughout this territory, the tree appears to find small areas in the bot- toms of small valleys and the sides of ravines, where cherty and gravelly soils occur, suitable for its growth; and in these situations it is associated commonly with the Tulip Tree, oaks, hickories, maples, gums, and the Elm. In Ubedam Hollow, in Union County, w'here Beeches grow with Tulip and Cucumber trees, one tree had a di- ameter of 28 inches and a clear, merchantable trunk 62 feet long. Uses: The hard, close-grained wood of the Beech, light- to dark-red in the heart and nearly wdiite in the thin sapwood, is tough and strong; but it is hard to season and is not durable in the ground. Since it takes a high polish, it is used considerably for fur- niture and tool handles. It is used also for veneers, distillation and fuel, ranking with birch and hard maple for the last purpose. It has a slight, silver grain on the radial surface, which gives it a pleasing effect when used for flooring and stairways. Since the development of wood-preserving processes, beech is being used for railroad ties; and in 1925 about 120,000 board feet were cut, of which a large amount probably was used for Fig. 37. Distribution of the 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 Illinois. Natural History Survey Division. Urbana, State of Ill
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