. Common forest trees of Georgia: how to know them. A pocket manual. Trees -- Georgia. S|:.«f^-^ -e>-^^- WATER OAK -e^-*^-^. {Que re us nigra L.) TIIE Avater oak is found native along the borders of swamps and streams and on rich bottomlands, over the Coastal Plain rejjion and somewhat further inland. It has been widely planted in the Southern States along streets and in parks as a shade tree. When fully grown this tree reaches a height of about 80 feet and a diameter of from 1 to over 3 feet. The trunk is shapely. The bark is s moot h, light brown winged with red, and ha^ many smooth thin
. Common forest trees of Georgia: how to know them. A pocket manual. Trees -- Georgia. S|:.«f^-^ -e>-^^- WATER OAK -e^-*^-^. {Que re us nigra L.) TIIE Avater oak is found native along the borders of swamps and streams and on rich bottomlands, over the Coastal Plain rejjion and somewhat further inland. It has been widely planted in the Southern States along streets and in parks as a shade tree. When fully grown this tree reaches a height of about 80 feet and a diameter of from 1 to over 3 feet. The trunk is shapely. The bark is s moot h, light brown winged with red, and ha^ many smooth thin scales over the surface. The water oak can be most readily dis- tinguished from the willow oak— a close associate, but longer-lived— by the differences in the general shape and size of the leaves. The leaves are simple, quite variable in shape, mostly oblong, broader near the point, and narrower at the base, giving a wedge-shaped effect. They are usually slightly 3-lobed at the outer end, thin, and of a dull bluish-green color, paler below than above; mostly smooth, and usually 2 to 3 inches long and 1 to 2 inches wide; they remain green for some time and gradually fall from the tree during the winter. The flowers appear in April when the leaves are beginning to unfold. The fruit, or acorn, matures at the end of the second season. The acorn is from one-half to two-thirds of an inch in length and nearly as broad, liglit brown or yellowish brown and often striped, enclosed at the base only in a thin saucer-shaped cup. The wood is heavy, hard, and strong, light brown in color, with lighter-colored sapwood. It is not used to a great extent as lumber, but the trees are cut and utilized for piling, crossties and fuel. 45 WATER OAK Leaf, one-third naturnl size. Twig, one-half natural 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
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