. Contributions to the botany of Vermont. Plants -- Vermont. 60 Bulletin 73 county (Brainerd) and thence south through Rutland and Bennington counties. It probably occurs in the southeastern part of the state also. The acorns are large, one inch or more in length. The wood is hard and tough and is frequently used for railroad ties. RED RED OAK Leaf and fruit, X K. Quercus ruhra Linn. The red oak is the most northern of all the oaks, ranging from Nova Scotia to Tennessee. It is generally distributed through the Chaniplain and lower Con- necticut valleys where it is the most common oak. It
. Contributions to the botany of Vermont. Plants -- Vermont. 60 Bulletin 73 county (Brainerd) and thence south through Rutland and Bennington counties. It probably occurs in the southeastern part of the state also. The acorns are large, one inch or more in length. The wood is hard and tough and is frequently used for railroad ties. RED RED OAK Leaf and fruit, X K. Quercus ruhra Linn. The red oak is the most northern of all the oaks, ranging from Nova Scotia to Tennessee. It is generally distributed through the Chaniplain and lower Con- necticut valleys where it is the most common oak. It is less common in the northern part of the Connecticut valley. The flowers appear in INIay but the ses- sile, shallow-cupped acorns do not ripen until the second autumn. The wood is lighter in weight and more brittle than that of the white oak but when quartered shows a beautiful grain and is used for furniture. It is also valued for bridge posts where there is to be exposure to water. The wood drys out slowly and is inferior as fuel. ( YELLOW OAK (BLACKOAK). Quercus velutina Lam The yellow oak is a southern species which reaches its northern limit in Vermont. It is not uncom- mon in light, dry soils in the Cham- plain valley and it occurs also in the southern part of the Connecticut val- ley. The two common and appar- ently incompatible names, yellow oak and black oak, arise from the diverse colors of the inner bark and the outer bark. The former, which is used in tanning, is yellow, while the latter is very dark. The leaves are rather large, dark,shiny green with yellowish petioles. The acorns do not ripen until the second autunm. The wood is hard and tough like that of the white oak and is used in manufac- turing. Q. coccinea tindoria Gray,. 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 University of V
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