. Trees of Texas; an illustrated manual of the native and introduced trees of the state . nded crown. Bark about one inch thick, reddish, furrowedon main trunk, smooth on young twigs. Leaves obovate,5-lobed, the middle pair of lobes much larger than the basal,the notch between the lower and middle lobes very deep andwide. The lower lobes are rounded, the upper two or morewith secondary lobes. The leaves are thick, firm, dark greenabove with light stellate hairs, densely hairy beneath withlight yellow or silvery hairs. Acorn ovoid about ^ •> long, V^ito 1^ enclosed in the saucer sliapcd cup.
. Trees of Texas; an illustrated manual of the native and introduced trees of the state . nded crown. Bark about one inch thick, reddish, furrowedon main trunk, smooth on young twigs. Leaves obovate,5-lobed, the middle pair of lobes much larger than the basal,the notch between the lower and middle lobes very deep andwide. The lower lobes are rounded, the upper two or morewith secondary lobes. The leaves are thick, firm, dark greenabove with light stellate hairs, densely hairy beneath withlight yellow or silvery hairs. Acorn ovoid about ^ •> long, V^ito 1^ enclosed in the saucer sliapcd cup. 68 Bulletin of the University of Texas Massacliusttts to Pennsylvania, west to Missouri, souUi toFlorida and Texas. In Texas it extends to the central part ofthe state. Most abundant in sandy or sterile soils. It is byfar the most abundant of any of the oaks in Texas. The wood is heavy, hard, close grained, durable. It is usedfor fence posts, cross ties, building material, and fuel. Thetree is often planted for ornament, but does not tlirive wellin heavy soils and is a slow Fig. 10. Quercus macrocarpa. The Trees of Texas 60 3. Quercus macrocarpa ]\Iicheaiix. Burr Oak. l^Iossy CupOak. A large stately forest tree which in its maximum sizemay reach a height of 170^ Avith trunk diameter of 6^-7^. Itis, hov:ever, more commonly medium size 40°-60° high. Thebranches are stout and spreading, forming a wide open V-2 thick, gray to brown, deeply fissured. Leaves obo-vate or oblong, 4-12 long, 5-9 lobed, variable, some of thembarely lobed others cut almost to the midrib, daik green andsmooth above, whitish and hairy beneath. Acorn ovoid, %to 1^/4 long, one-third to almost its entire length enclosed inthe cup-shaped cup. The upper edge of the cup is fring<^dwith a mossy border made up of the awned upper scales. Nova Scotia to Manitoba, Minnesota, AVyoming. south toGeorgia, and west Texas. In Texas it extends to the NuecesRiver. The Avood is similar to that of Q.
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