. Trees of Texas; an illustrated manual of the native and introduced trees of the state . Fig, 17. Quercus digitata. any of the others, but the terminal lobe is frequently muchelongated and scythe-shaped. Acorns borne sessile or almostSO; nut subglobose, % long, more or less hairy, light brown,enclosed for about one-half its length in the cup-shaped cup;scales of cup thin, oblong, reddish and hairy. 6—Trees. 82 Bulletin of the University of Texas New Jersey to Missouri, Florida and Texas. In Texas itextends to the valley of the Brazos. Its uses are similar to Qnercus rubra. The tree is planted
. Trees of Texas; an illustrated manual of the native and introduced trees of the state . Fig, 17. Quercus digitata. any of the others, but the terminal lobe is frequently muchelongated and scythe-shaped. Acorns borne sessile or almostSO; nut subglobose, % long, more or less hairy, light brown,enclosed for about one-half its length in the cup-shaped cup;scales of cup thin, oblong, reddish and hairy. 6—Trees. 82 Bulletin of the University of Texas New Jersey to Missouri, Florida and Texas. In Texas itextends to the valley of the Brazos. Its uses are similar to Qnercus rubra. The tree is plantedfor ornament and shade, for which it is well adapted. 22. Quercus Marylandica Muenchaussen. Black Jack Jack. A forest tree 40^-50° high with trunk diameterof 18, but usually much smaller. The branches are short,stout, often contorted and form a compact rounded I-iy^ thick, black, very rough on mature trunks. Leavesbroadly obovate 6-7 long, 3-5 lobed, narrowly rounded or. Qnercus Marylandica. heart-shaped at base, thick almost leathery, deep green andsmooth above, paler pubescent and with prominent venationbelow; the notches between the lobes quite variable, fre-quently only undulate lobed; lobes bristle tipped. Acornsborne solitary or in pairs sessile or nearly so; nut subgloboseor ovoid % long, hairy, light yellow brown sometimes striate;enclosed for about two-thirds its length in the top-shaped cup;scales of cup blunt, light or reddish brown, hairy, rather looseparticularly nenr the top. Nev; York to Pennsylvania, Indiana and Nebraska, sonthto Florida and Texas. The wood is of little value except for fuel.
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