Forest trees of the Pacific slope . Fig. 1-il.—Quercus icislizeni. nieral form, and ap • •—;- which it is often associa ceding species, nmIU w nicu n 01 fnrni and appearance of the bark to the pre-Very similar in size, general foim, ^J^^ f P^^ ^^^^ ^^..^^ ,,.i,i,.h, when young. 308 FOREST TEEES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE. it may be easily eonfounded. It doesr not have such broad crowns nor suchenormous limbs as the California live oak. Its similar, but very much thicker,leathery, shiny, perfectly smooth leaves (figs. 141, 142) are flat (never curled),deep green on their top sides and light yellow-gr
Forest trees of the Pacific slope . Fig. 1-il.—Quercus icislizeni. nieral form, and ap • •—;- which it is often associa ceding species, nmIU w nicu n 01 fnrni and appearance of the bark to the pre-Very similar in size, general foim, ^J^^ f P^^ ^^^^ ^^..^^ ,,.i,i,.h, when young. 308 FOREST TEEES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE. it may be easily eonfounded. It doesr not have such broad crowns nor suchenormous limbs as the California live oak. Its similar, but very much thicker,leathery, shiny, perfectly smooth leaves (figs. 141, 142) are flat (never curled),deep green on their top sides and light yellow-green l)eneath. The leaf stems. Fig. 142.—Qncrcus wisUseni. are generally very minutely and plentifully (sometimes sparsely) hairy. Unlikethose of the California live oak. the leaves of this tree remain on the branchesfor about two seasons and begin to fall during the second summer or autunm. FOEEST TREES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE. 309 Acorns (fig. 142) mature in two seasons and are ripe in late fall. The cupscales are long and reddish brown. Wood similar in color and character to that of the preceding, but its thicksapwood is whitish. It is of no economic use, except for local supplies of fuel,for which it is very highly esteemed and extensively used in some parts of thetrees range. Longevity.—Not fully determined. It grows slowly and persistently and isexceedingly tenacious, even where storm-beaten or pounded in the sandy andgravelly washes of streams. Trees from 8 to 15 inches in diameter are from40 to 75 years old. RANGE. Northern California to northern Lower California. Foothills and valleys from nearlower south
Size: 1350px × 1851px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectforestsandforestry
