. Common forest trees of North Carolina : how to know them; a pocket manual. Trees -- North Carolina; Trees. '^-^^ -f^^X?;^^ ^> -^^- BLACK JACK OAK {Qucrcus marilandica Muench.) THE occurrence of blackjack oak is said to indi- cate poor soil. It is certain that it often occurs on dry or poorly drained gravel, clay, or sandy up- land soils where few other forest trees thrive. This perhaps accounts chiefly for its slow rate of growth. It is found in all parts of the State except the high mountain regions. The tree sometimes reaches a. BLACK JACK OAK Twig, two-thirds natural size. Leaf, one-th


. Common forest trees of North Carolina : how to know them; a pocket manual. Trees -- North Carolina; Trees. '^-^^ -f^^X?;^^ ^> -^^- BLACK JACK OAK {Qucrcus marilandica Muench.) THE occurrence of blackjack oak is said to indi- cate poor soil. It is certain that it often occurs on dry or poorly drained gravel, clay, or sandy up- land soils where few other forest trees thrive. This perhaps accounts chiefly for its slow rate of growth. It is found in all parts of the State except the high mountain regions. The tree sometimes reaches a. BLACK JACK OAK Twig, two-thirds natural size. Leaf, one-third natural size. height of 50 or 60 feet and a diameter of IG inches, but it is usually much smaller. Its hard, stiff, drooping branches form a dense crown which usually contains many persistent dead twigs. The bark is rough, very dark, often nearly black, and broken into small, hard scales or flakes. The leaves are of leathery texture, dark green on the upper surface, lighter underneath, broadly wedge-shaped, 4: to 10 inches long and about the same in width. The fruit is an acorn about three- quarters of an inch long, yellow-brown and often striped, inclosed for half its length or more in a thick light-brown cup. The wood is heavy, hard and strong; when used at all, it is used mostly as firewood. 45. 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 North Carolina. Dept. of Conservation and Development; Holmes, J. S. (John Simcox), 1868-1958. Chapel Hill, N. C. : North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey


Size: 1531px × 1632px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., bookauthorholmesjs, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1920, bookyear1923