Forest trees of the Pacific slope . limbs. Year-old twigs are clearred to red-brown and usually smooth, but often minvitely haiiy or with a whitishtint; the prominent, scaly, light chestnut-colored buds are hairy, especially ontheir ends. Mature leaves (figs. 1-15 to 147), variable in form and size (about4 to 65 inches long), are thickish, a shiny deep yellow-green, and smooth ontheir upper sides (sometimes with star-shaped hairs) ; paler green beneath,smootli or minutely Small trees at high altitudes (and elsewhere also)very frequently have leaves and stems (fig. 147) conspicuously co
Forest trees of the Pacific slope . limbs. Year-old twigs are clearred to red-brown and usually smooth, but often minvitely haiiy or with a whitishtint; the prominent, scaly, light chestnut-colored buds are hairy, especially ontheir ends. Mature leaves (figs. 1-15 to 147), variable in form and size (about4 to 65 inches long), are thickish, a shiny deep yellow-green, and smooth ontheir upper sides (sometimes with star-shaped hairs) ; paler green beneath,smootli or minutely Small trees at high altitudes (and elsewhere also)very frequently have leaves and stems (fig. 147) conspicuously coated withminute, whitish, star-shaped hairs. Leaves are shed in autumn. Acorns (), mature at the end of the second season, are borne on thick, short stems 314 FOREST TREES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE. and are about li to lA inches long. The nut is pale chestnut colored, downynear and at the top end. and often indistinctly striped; the tawny brown cuphas shiny scales which are thin, l)nt often nuu-h thickened at the bases of Fig. 145.—Qucrcua califurniva Wood, fine-grained, very porous, pale hut distinct red, exceedingly brittle,Ann, rather heavy, with hirge , and having a strong odor of tannin,witli which both the wood .•ind biirk ;ire heavily charged. Large trunks arerarely sound .-ind afford l>iit little clear timber, and even this is inferior on FOREST TREES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE. 315 account of its very porous, brittle structure. In some sections of its rangetlie tree is important and mucli used for fuel. Its ratlier frequent occurrencein continuous patches renders it worthy of attention for this purpose. Longevity.—Age limits are not fully known. Probably moderately long-lived. Trees from 16 to 25 inches in diameter are from 176 to 275 years is doubtful if this oak attains a greater age than 350 years, and it probablyreaches maturity in about 175 years.
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