. Common forest trees of Georgia: how to know them. A pocket manual. Trees -- Georgia. ^^f^ ^s> -m^^-r-i^-^ ^> -^ CHESTNUT OAK {Querent montana Willd., lormerly Q. piimis L.) ^HESTNUT oak, also known as mountain oak and rock oak, has acquired these names from its leaf, which resembles tliat of the chestnut, and from its fondness for rocky or mountain ridges. It is found widely distributed throughout the mountains on dry gravelly and rocky slopes, ridges and stream CHESTNUT OAK One-thiid natural size. It is noticeably a spreading tree of medium height; at 15 to 20 feet, the trunk
. Common forest trees of Georgia: how to know them. A pocket manual. Trees -- Georgia. ^^f^ ^s> -m^^-r-i^-^ ^> -^ CHESTNUT OAK {Querent montana Willd., lormerly Q. piimis L.) ^HESTNUT oak, also known as mountain oak and rock oak, has acquired these names from its leaf, which resembles tliat of the chestnut, and from its fondness for rocky or mountain ridges. It is found widely distributed throughout the mountains on dry gravelly and rocky slopes, ridges and stream CHESTNUT OAK One-thiid natural size. It is noticeably a spreading tree of medium height; at 15 to 20 feet, the trunk frequently di- vides into several large, angular limbs, making an open, irregular-shaped head. The bark is dark red- dish brown, thick, deeply divided into broad, round- ed, ridges, and is of high commercial value for the extraction of tannic acid. The leaves are simple, alternate, oblong, often rounded at the point, irregularly scalloped or wavy on the edge (not sharp-toothed as in chestnut), 5 to 9 inches long, and shiny yellowisli green above, lighter and slightly fuzzy beneath. The fruit is an acorn about an inch long, oval, shiny brown, and enclosed up to half its length in a cup. It ripens in one season, and, like the acorn of the white oak, sprouts in the autumn soon after falling to the ground. The wood is generally similar to that of the other upland white oaks, heavy, hard, strong, and durable in contact with the soil. It is extensively cut into crossties and heavy timbers for bridge, railroad, and other rough construction, and used for fence posts and fuel. 36. 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 Mattoon, Wilbur R. (Wilbur Reed), 1875-1941; Burleigh, Thomas Dearborn. Athens, Ga.
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