. Familiar trees and their leaves . Trees. THE OAKS WITH ACORNS. 167 Spanish Oak. The Spanish oak is distinguished by Quaxusfaicata. ^^s broad-ended, three- to five-divi- sioned leaf, which is always downy underneath and of a somewhat dull-green color above. The acorn has a saucer-shaped cup with a top-shaped base, and a round- ish nut with a bitter kernel; it is nearly stemless. The tree grows from 40 to TO feet high, and is found in dry or sandy soil from Long Island through New Jersey to Florida; * west- ward it extends from southern Indiana and Illinois to Mis- souri and Texas. The bark is
. Familiar trees and their leaves . Trees. THE OAKS WITH ACORNS. 167 Spanish Oak. The Spanish oak is distinguished by Quaxusfaicata. ^^s broad-ended, three- to five-divi- sioned leaf, which is always downy underneath and of a somewhat dull-green color above. The acorn has a saucer-shaped cup with a top-shaped base, and a round- ish nut with a bitter kernel; it is nearly stemless. The tree grows from 40 to TO feet high, and is found in dry or sandy soil from Long Island through New Jersey to Florida; * west- ward it extends from southern Indiana and Illinois to Mis- souri and Texas. The bark is blackish brown and is deeply furrowed. It contains a large amount of tannin, and is therefore valued by the tanner. The Spanish oak and the four species preceding it complete the list of black and red oaks which are common. Their acorns require two years in which to ripen. Water Oak. ^^^ water oak, as its name implies, is Quercus aquatiea. found iu WCt situations. It grOWS uercusmgra. from 30 to 40 and occasionally 80. Spanish Oak. â It is also reported from Bucks County, 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 Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938. New York : D. Appleton
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